Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.29 and Business Edition A.x.x and B.x.x before B.2.5.3, when pedantic parsing (aka pedanticsipchecking) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a SIP INVITE message that lacks a From header, related to invocations of the ast_uri_decode function, and improper handling of (1) an empty const string and (2) a NULL pointer.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2119 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.27%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5749 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-06-05 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 10.13% | 7.27% | -2.86% |
| 2 | 2026-03-24 | 12.47% | 10.13% | -2.34% |
| 3 | 2025-12-17 | — | 12.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2008-2119 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (asterisk), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bullseye, sid): resolved 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2119 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2008-2119: 1 GLSA(s) (200905-01), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/asterisk); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2119 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2008-2119 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (asterisk), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 2, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2119 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | <= b2.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.1.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.1.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b.2.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | asterisk_business_edition | b2.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | <= 1.2.28 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.0.12 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.0beta1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.0beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.0beta2 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.0beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.10 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.12 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.13 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.14 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.15 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.16 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.17 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.18 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.19 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.20 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.21 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.21.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.22 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.23 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.24 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.25 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.26 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.26.1 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.26.2 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| asterisk | open_source | 1.2.27 | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |