CVE-2025-47779
Description
A flaw was found in Asterisk. An issue in SIP requests of the type MESSAGE (RFC 3428) authentication allows an authenticated attacker to spoof the identity of any user and send fake chat messages appearing to be from them. An attacker can leverage this to send spam or malicious messages that seem to originate from a legitimate, and potentially privileged, user account.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
This weakness can allow an attacker to access resources which are not otherwise accessible without proper authentication.
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