Buffer overflow in DNS SRV and NAPTR lookups in Digium Asterisk 15.x before 15.6.2 and…
Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in DNS SRV and NAPTR lookups in Digium Asterisk 15.x before 15.6.2 and 16.x before 16.0.1 allows remote attackers to crash Asterisk via a specially crafted DNS SRV or NAPTR response, because a buffer size is supposed to match an expanded length but actually matches a compressed length.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03579 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0.0 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0.0 b1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.0 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.2 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.3 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.4 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.5 | Vulnerable | Digium |
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 b1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.2 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.3 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.4 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.5 Vulnerable ·Digium
Show 20 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2.1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2.2 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.3.0 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.3.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.3.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4.0 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4.1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.5.0 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.5.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.6.0 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.6.1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0.0 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Digium |
| cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | Digium |
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2.1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2.2 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.3.0 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.3.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.3.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4.0 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4.1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.5.0 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.6.0 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.6.1 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Digium
- cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:16.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Digium
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47fm-v3pv-gm8p
References
More Digium Asterisk vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-05256 Integer overflow in the get_input function in the Skinny channel driver (chan_skinny.c)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-12542 An issue was discovered in chan_skinny.c in Asterisk Open Source 13.18.2 and older… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-27195 Asterisk susceptible to Denial of Service via DTLS Hello packets during call initiation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-13083 An issue was discovered in Asterisk 13.18.4 and older, 14.7.4 and older, 15.1.4 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-13459 An issue was discovered in manager.c in Sangoma Asterisk through 13.x, 16.x, 17.x and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-05283 A Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Asterisk through 13.19.1, 14.x through 14.7.5… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-19278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-19278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-47fm-v3pv-gm8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-19278 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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