CVE-2017-16672

What it is

An issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13 before 13.18.1, 14 before 14.7.1, and 15 before 15.1.1 and Certified Asterisk 13.13 before 13.13-cert7. A memory leak occurs when an Asterisk pjsip session object is created and that call gets rejected before the session itself is fully established. When this happens the session object never gets destroyed. Eventually Asterisk can run out of memory and crash.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

4.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2017-11-09 00:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 01:09 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 4.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2017-11-09 00:29 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 01:09 UTC

Exploit probability

4.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-772

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Digium Asterisk < 13.18.1
• Digium Asterisk < 14.7.1
• Digium Asterisk < 15.1.1
• Digium Certified Asterisk 13.13.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.9

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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