THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-1827
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-1827

Asterisk vulnerability

CVSS
6.4
EPSS
6.9%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Integer signedness error in format_jpeg.c in Asterisk 1.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a length value that passes a length check as a negative number, but triggers a buffer overflow when it is used as an unsigned length.
Affected vendor
Digium
Affected product
Asterisk
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-04-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-1827

  • Confirm whether Digium Asterisk is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-1827.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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