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CVE-2017-7617


Remote code execution can occur in Asterisk Open Source 13.x before 13.14.1 and 14.x before 14.3.1 and Certified Asterisk 13.13 before 13.13-cert3 because of a buffer overflow in a CDR user field, related to X-ClientCode in chan_sip, the CDR dialplan function, and the AMI Monitor action.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from digium, from digium organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2017-04-10T14:59:00.327

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application digium asterisk 13.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.0.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.0.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.1.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.1.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.1.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.1.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.2.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.2.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.2.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.3.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.3.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.4.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.4.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.5.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.5.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.6.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.7.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.7.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.7.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.7.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.8.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.8.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.9.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.9.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.10.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.10.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.11.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.11.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.11.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.12 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.12.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.12.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.12.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.13 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.13.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 13.14.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.0.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.01 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.1.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.1.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.1.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.02 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.2.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.2.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 14.3.0 Yes
Application digium certified_asterisk ≤ 13.13-cert2 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For digium's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.