CVE-2016-2316
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and...
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
- Record
CVE-2016-2316- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-191
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
- Record
CVE-2016-2316- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3400 No score
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3400- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjwh-4xjh-5595
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and...
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
- Record
GHSA-vjwh-4xjh-5595- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-191
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
- Record
CVE-2016-2316- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2316
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2316- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2316
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x, 11.x before 11.21.1, 12.x, and 13.x before 13.7.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8.28, 11.6 before 11.6-cert12, and 13.1 before 13.1-cert3, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2316- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0086 No score
Updated asterisk packages fix CVE-2016-2316
Updated asterisk packages fix security vulnerability:
chan_sip in Asterisk Open Source 11.x before 11.21.1, when the timert1 sip.conf configuration is set to a value greater than 1245, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via vectors related to large retransmit timeout values (CVE-2016-2316).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0086- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
asteriskDebian:14 |
before 1:13.7.2~dfsg-1, plus listed versions 0.1.11-30.1.11-3woody11:1.0.5-21:1.0.5-41:1.0.6-1 Show 45 moreShow less1:1.0.6-21:1.0.7-11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-21:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge21:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge31:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge41:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge51:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge61:1.0.9.dfsg-11:1.0.9.dfsg-31:1.0.9.dfsg-41:1.0.9.dfsg-51:1.0.9.dfsg-61:1.2.0-beta1.dfsg-11:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-11:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-21:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-31:1.2.0-rc1.dfsg-11:1.2.0-rc2.dfsg-11:1.2.0.dfsg-11:1.2.0.dfsg-21:1.2.0.dfsg-31:1.2.0.dfsg-41:1.2.0.dfsg-51:1.2.0.dfsg-61:1.2.1.dfsg-11:1.2.1.dfsg-21:1.2.1.dfsg-31:1.2.10.dfsg-11:1.2.10.dfsg-1bpo11:1.2.10.dfsg-21:1.2.10.dfsg-31:1.2.11.dfsg-11:1.2.12.1.dfsg-11:1.2.13~dfsg-11:1.2.13~dfsg-21:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch11:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch21:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch31:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch41:1.2.14~dfsg-11:1.2.14~dfsg-21:1.2.14~dfsg-3 |
1:13.7.2~dfsg-1 |
asteriskDebian:8 |
before 1:11.13.1~dfsg-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1:11.13.1~dfsg-2 |
1:11.13.1~dfsg-2+deb8u1 |
asteriskMageia:5 |
before 11.21.2-1.mga5 | 11.21.2-1.mga5 |
asteriskUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu31:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu41:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.11:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2316 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Digium Asterisk, published February 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.95%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in asterisk 1:13.7.2~dfsg-1.
References
Left out here: 142 versions. The JSON record has them.