Multiple buffer overflows in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.18.1 and 1.4.19-rc3, Open Source 1.6.x before 1.6.0-beta6, Business Edition C.x.x before C.1.6.1, AsteriskNOW 1.0.x before 1.0.2, Appliance Developer Kit before 1.4 revision 109386, and s800i 1.1.x before 1.1.0.2 allow remote attackers to (1) write a zero to an arbitrary memory location via a large RTP payload number, related to the ast_rtp_unset_m_type function in main/rtp.c; or (2) write certain integers to an arbitrary memory location via a large number of RTP payloads, related to the process_sdp function in channels/chan_sip.c.
CVE-2008-1289
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 95.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 24, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (28)
- cve@mitrehttp://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2008-002.html
- cve@mitrehttp://labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200803-01.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29426
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29470
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3763
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019628
- cve@mitrehttp://www.asterisk.org/node/48466
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489817/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28308
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0928
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41302
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41305
- cve@mitrehttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00438.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00514.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2008-002.html
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-31440✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 18, 2008
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