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HIGH

CVE-2021-32558

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

9.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2021-32558 Red Hat Product Security

    asterisk: remote crash when using IAX2 channel driver may lead to DoS

Full record on NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Sangoma Asterisk 13.x before 13.38.3, 16.x before 16.19.1, 17.x before 17.9.4, and 18.x before 18.5.1, and Certified Asterisk before 16.8-cert10. If the IAX2 channel driver receives a packet that contains an unsupported media format, a crash can occur.

Technical details

Published
2021-07-30

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32558?

An issue was discovered in Sangoma Asterisk 13.x before 13.38.3, 16.x before 16.19.1, 17.x before 17.9.4, and 18.x before 18.5.1, and Certified Asterisk before 16.8-cert10. If the IAX2 channel driver receives a packet that contains an unsupported media format, a crash can occur.

Is CVE-2021-32558 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-32558 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 9.2% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-32558?

CVE-2021-32558 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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