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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5444 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 87.06%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2597 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-10-19 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-25 | 86.91% | 87.06% | +0.15% |
| 2 | 2025-06-11 | 86.69% | 86.91% | +0.22% |
| 3 | 2025-04-19 | — | 86.69% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5444: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5444 |
debian
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medium | CVE-2006-5444 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (asterisk), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bullseye, sid): resolved 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5444 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2006-5444: 1 GLSA(s) (200610-15), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/asterisk); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-5444 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-5444 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (asterisk), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-5444 |
: Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the server, denying further service to legitimate users. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product releases: Asterisk, Asterisk, 1.0.12 or later Asterisk, Asterisk, 1.2.13 or later
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| digium | asterisk | 0.1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.1.8 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.1.9 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.1.9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2.8 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2.9 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2.10 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2.12 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2_beta1 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| digium | asterisk | 1.2_beta2 | cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.2_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |