Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-57520
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity incorrect permission assignment in the asterisk package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in asterisk v22 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the action_createconfig function. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the impact is limited to creating empty files outside of the Asterisk product directory (aka directory traversal) and the attack can only be performed by a privileged user who has the ability to manage the configuration.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | asterisk | 1:22.3.0~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57520 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57520 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57520 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57520 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57520 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57520 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H