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CVE-2019-18610

An issue was discovered in manager.c in Sangoma Asterisk through 13.x, 16.x, 17.x and Certified Asterisk 13.21 through 13.21-cert4. A remote authenticated Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) user without system authorization could use a specially crafted Originate AMI request to execute arbitrary system commands.

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 3 products from digium, from digium, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, 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

2019-11-22T18:15:11.030

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:33:21.593

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-862

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	digium	asterisk	< 13.29.2	Yes
Application	digium	asterisk	< 16.6.2	Yes
Application	digium	asterisk	< 17.0.1	Yes
Application	digium	certified_asterisk	13.21.0	Yes
Application	digium	certified_asterisk	13.21.0	Yes
Application	digium	certified_asterisk	13.21.0	Yes
Application	digium	certified_asterisk	13.21.0	Yes
Application	digium	certified_asterisk	13.21.0	Yes
Application	digium	certified_asterisk	13.21.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2019-007.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00038.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.asterisk.org/downloads/security-advisories Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2019-007.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00038.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.asterisk.org/downloads/security-advisories Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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.