CVE-2018-7287 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Asterisk versions 15.x through 15.2.1, specifically within the res_http_websocket.c component. This flaw, present when the HTTP server is enabled, allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a busy loop by sending WebSocket payloads of zero size. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), exploitation is considered high complexity but can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:15.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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