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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-1599 · published 27 April 2011

CVE-2011-1599: Digium asterisk improper input validation vulnerability

Digium · Asterisk

manager.c in the Manager Interface in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.40.1, 1.6.1.x before 1.6.1.25, 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.17.3, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3.3 and Asterisk Business Edition C.x.x before C.3.6.4 does not properly check for the system privilege, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an Originate action that has an Async header in conjunction with an Application header.

9.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.1% · top 12.6% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
9.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

manager.c in the Manager Interface in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.40.1, 1.6.1.x before 1.6.1.25, 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.17.3, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3.3 and Asterisk Business Edition C.x.x before C.3.6.4 does not properly check for the system privilege, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an Originate action that has an Async header in conjunction with an Application header.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2011-006.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058922.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059702.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/6
http://secunia.com/advisories/44197 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44529
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025433
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2225
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47537
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1086 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1107
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1188
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2011-006.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058922.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059702.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/6
http://secunia.com/advisories/44197 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44529
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025433
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2225
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47537
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1086 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1107
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1188

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-1599), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.