Integer signedness error in format_jpeg.c in Asterisk 1.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a length…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.0% · top 5.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 19872 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1478 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.cipher.org.uk/index.php?p=advisories/Asterisk_Codec_Integer_Overflow_07-04-2006.advisory (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-1048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 17561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://ftp.digium.com/pub/asterisk/releases/asterisk-1.2.7-patch.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 19800 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 19897 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2006:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:27 UTC.