Is CVE-2006-5444 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5444 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5444?

CVE-2006-5444 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2006-5444?

Patch guidance is available from digium security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-5444.

CVE-2006-5444 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-5444?

26 products: digium asterisk, digium asterisk, digium asterisk, digium asterisk, digium asterisk, and 21 more.

Description

Integer overflow in the get_input function in the Skinny channel driver (chan_skinny.c) in Asterisk 1.0.x before 1.0.12 and 1.2.x before 1.2.13, as used by Cisco SCCP phones, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain dlen value that passes a signed integer comparison and leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DIGIUM
Published: 10/23/2006
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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