CVE-2019-15297

res_pjsip_t38 in Sangoma Asterisk 15.x before 15.7.4 and 16.x before 16.5.1 allows an attacker to trigger a crash by sending a declined stream in a response to a T.38 re-invite initiated by Asterisk. The crash occurs because of a NULL session media object dereference.

Published: 2019-09-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-15297 is rated Moderate Risk (57.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.48%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15297

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 2.86% 3.48% +0.62%
2 2026-05-30 1.81% 2.86% +1.05%
3 2025-12-14 — 1.81% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-15297

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/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-2019-15297

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-15297

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2019-15297: 1 source package rows (asterisk); 26 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 11, open 15. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-15297
debian low CVE-2019-15297 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (asterisk), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bullseye, sid): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15297
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-15297 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (asterisk), 18 status rows across 18 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 11, needed 3, ignored 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-15297

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digium asterisk >= 15.0.0, <= 15.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk >= 16.0.0, <= 16.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-15297

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