CVE-2020-28327

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 6, 2020 at 06:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCertified AsteriskAsterisk

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

A res_pjsip_session crash was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13.x before 13.37.1, 16.x before 16.14.1, 17.x before 17.8.1, and 18.x before 18.0.1. and Certified Asterisk before 16.8-cert5. Upon receiving a new SIP Invite, Asterisk did not return the created dialog locked or referenced. This caused a gap between the creation of the dialog object, and its next use by the thread that created it. Depending on some off-nominal circumstances and timing, it was possible for another thread to free said dialog in this gap. Asterisk could then crash when the dialog object, or any of its dependent objects, were dereferenced or accessed next by the initial-creation thread. Note, however, that this crash can only occur when using a connection-oriented protocol (e.g., TCP or TLS, but not UDP) for SIP transport. Also, the remote client must be authenticated, or Asterisk must be configured for anonymous calling.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

13.0.0 ≤ v < 13.37.116.0.0 ≤ v < 16.14.117.0.0 ≤ v < 17.8.118.0.0 ≤ v < 18.0.1
Affected range stops below 13.37.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.14.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.8.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-29057

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-404

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