Re: FBI: Criminals auto-dialing with hacked VoIP systems

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

It is possible that the issue is related to this vulnerability:
http://labs.mudynamics.com/advisories/MU-200803-01.txt
(18th Mar '08)

Juha-Matti

Juha-Matti Laurio [juha-matti.laurio () netti fi] kirjoitti: 
> "....
> The FBI didn't say which versions of Asterisk were vulnerable to the bug, but it advised users to upgrade to the 
> latest version of the software.
> Asterisk is an open-source product that lets users turn a Linux computer into a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) 
> telephone exchange.
> .."
>
> More at
> http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,155074/printable.html
>
> Intelligence Note:
> http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/081205-2.aspx
>
> It appears that the latest versions are 1.4.22 and 1.6.0:
> http://www.asterisk.org/node/48539
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