CVE-2019-12827

Buffer overflow in res_pjsip_messaging in Digium Asterisk versions 13.21-cert3, 13.27.0, 15.7.2, 16.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to crash Asterisk by sending a specially crafted SIP MESSAGE message.

Published: 2019-07-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-12827 is rated Moderate Risk (52.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.23%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12827

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 18.41% 4.23% -14.18%
2 2026-05-30 19.59% 18.41% -1.17%
3 2026-01-16 19.59%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-12827

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-12827

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-12827

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2019-12827: 1 source package rows (asterisk); 20 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 10. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-12827
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-12827 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-2019-12827
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-12827 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (asterisk), 19 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 13, ignored 2, needed 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12827

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-12827

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digium asterisk >= 13.0.0, < 13.27.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk >= 15.0.0, < 15.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk >= 16.0.0, < 16.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium certified_asterisk 13.21 cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:13.21:cert1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium certified_asterisk 13.21 cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:13.21:cert1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium certified_asterisk 13.21 cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:13.21:cert1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium certified_asterisk 13.21 cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:13.21:cert2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium certified_asterisk 13.21 cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:13.21:cert3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-12827

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