Description
manager.c in the Manager Interface in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.40.1, 1.6.1.x before 1.6.1.25, 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.17.3, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3.3 and Asterisk Business Edition C.x.x before C.3.6.4 does not properly check for the system privilege, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an Originate action that has an Async header in conjunction with an Application header.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | asterisk | 1:1.8.3.3-1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | asterisk | 1:1.6.2.9-2+squeeze2 | DSA-2225-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | asterisk | 1:1.4.21.2~dfsg-3+lenny2.1 | DSA-2225-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2225-1 asterisk - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ADV-2011-1188 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2011-5835 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2225 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110422 Re: CVE Request -- Asterisk Security Vulnerability mailing-list
- 47537 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-1086 vdb-entry
- 1025433 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-1107 vdb-entry
- 44529 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-6208 vendor-advisory
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2011-006.html
- 44197 third-party-advisory