Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.29 and Business Edition A.x.x and B.x.x before B.2.5.3, when pedantic parsing (aka pedanticsipchecking) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a SIP INVITE message that lacks a From header, related to invocations of the ast_uri_decode function, and improper handling of (1) an empty const string and (2) a NULL pointer.
CVE-2008-2119 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from asterisk, from asterisk organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2008-06-04T19:32:00.000
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | ≤ b2.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.1.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.1.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.4 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | ≤ 1.2.28 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.11 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.11.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.0.12 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.0beta1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.0beta2 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.10 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.11 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.12 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.12.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.13 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.14 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.15 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.16 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.17 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.18 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.19 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.20 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.21 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.21.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.22 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.23 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.24 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.25 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.26 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.26.1 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.26.2 | Yes |
| Application | asterisk | open_source | 1.2.27 | Yes |
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