# CVE-2006-5444: Integer overflow in the get\_input function in the Skinny channel driver (chan\_skinny.c) in Asterisk 1.0.x before 1.0.12 and 1.2.x before 1.2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the get_input function in the Skinny channel driver (chan_skinny.c) in Asterisk 1.0.x before 1.0.12 and 1.2.x before 1.2.13, as used by Cisco SCCP phones, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain dlen value that passes a signed integer comparison and leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/22480
- http://ftp.digium.com/pub/asterisk/releases/ChangeLog-1.2.13
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1229
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-15.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_69_asterisk.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20617
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22651
- http://www.osvdb.org/29972
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449183/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050171.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23212
- http://ftp.digium.com/pub/asterisk/releases/ChangeLog-1.0.12
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29663
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521252
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017089
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22979
- http://www.asterisk.org/node/109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449127/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2597

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