New versions of Asterisk have been released, which fix a denial of service vulnerability:
The Asterisk and Zaptel development teams have released Asterisk version 1.2.17.
Along with minor bug fixes, this release incorporates a fix for the SIP DoS vulnerability recently discovered by INRIA Lorraine.
All users of Asterisk 1.2 with the SIP channel driver loaded and connected to an untrusted network are urged to update to this release to avoid the possibility of experiencing this problem.
Thanks for your support of Asterisk and Zaptel!
The Asterisk and Zaptel development teams have released Asterisk 1.4.2.
In addition to minor bug fixes, this release includes:- improved SLA support, sample configurations and documentation
- fixes for incoming DTMF handling in the IAX2 channel driver
There are also two security-related changes in this version:
All users of Asterisk 1.4 with the SIP channel driver loaded and connected to an untrusted network are urged to update to this release to avoid the possibility of experiencing these problems.
Thanks for your support of Asterisk and Zaptel!
Current Rating: 6.5/10 (2 votes) Similar Articles (Based on Title) BUILD Instructions for Asterisk 1.4.2 on Solaris - March 30, 2007 Joseph Benden has posted a HowTo for building Asterisk on Solaris.
Asterisk-addons 1.2.7 and 1.4.2 released - June 19, 2007 The Asterisk development team has announced the releases of Asterisk-addons 1.2.7 and 1.4.2.
*-announce Libpri 1.2.6 and 1.4.2 released - October 17, 2007 The Asterisk.org development team has announced the release of Libpri versions 1.2.6 and 1.4.2.
*-Announce: Asterisk 1.2.0-beta1 Released - August 28, 2005 Kevin Flemming has posted details of the beta release of the latest version of Asterisk.
*-Announce: Digium G.729 codec modules updated - October 8, 2005 Kevin Fleming has posted details of an update to Digiums G.729 modules.
*-Announce: Asterisk 1.2.0-beta2 Released - November 1, 2005 Kevin Fleming has posted details of the latest version of Asterisk.
*-Announce: Asterisk 1.2.0-rc1 Released - November 9, 2005 The first release candidate for Asterisk 1.2.0 has been released.
*-Announce: Asterisk 1.2.0-rc2 Released - November 12, 2005 Kevin Fleming has posted details of the latest release candidate of Asterisk.
*-Announce: Asterisk project converts to Subversion version control system - November 29, 2005 Asterisk has moved from CVS to SVN.
*-Announce: Asterisk 1.2.1 Released - December 8, 2005 Mark and Kevin have posted details of the latest release of Asterisk.
*-Announce: TDM2400P driver change - December 29, 2005 An overly high gain problem in the TDM2400P driver has been fixed.
*-Announce: Asterisk 1.2.2 Released - January 19, 2006 Asterisk Development Team have posted details of the release of version 1.2.2 of Asterisk.
*-Announce: Asterisk Development and Release Cycle - January 22, 2006 The Asterisk Development Team have posted details of the Release Cycle.
*-Announce: New issue tracker for handling licensing issues for Asterisk, Zaptel and related projects - February 7, 2006 The Asterisk Development Team have posted details of a new issue tracker for Asterisk and Zaptel etc.
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Back to life July 21, 2010 Average Vote: 10
Hey all - I am back online after some pretty big projects which have taken all my time. Will be updating the Asterisk news over the next few days.
Nerd Vittles: Building a Bluetooth Proximity Detection System with Asterisk December 12, 2005 Average Vote: 10
The Nerd Vittles site has an article on proximity detection using Asterisk and a TomTom GPS
Automated Testing Update July 30, 2010 Average Vote: 10
Russell Bryant has posted details of a new mailing list for automated testing of Asterisk and some information on the progress that has been made. There is no way to say how important I think this work is. It really makes a huge difference to Asterisk and the ability to use it in an enterprise environment. Really great work.
VoIP-Info: FFasterisk Video file converter August 25, 2006 Average Vote: 10
The wiki has a link to a new piece of software for converting video to the format required for Asterisk.
Code Review: SRTP support for Asterisk March 12, 2009 Average Vote: 10
Terry Wilson has moved his SRTP branch onto the Digium review board.
HumBug - Pre BETA Launch Registration July 27, 2010 Average Vote: 10
Nir Simionovich has posted details of the beta of the new call analytics service.
Interview with BKW_ December 7, 2004 Average Vote: 10
We've finally completed our interview with BKW. Hope you like! :-)
SlashDot: GSM and Asterisk Integration August 21, 2005 Average Vote: 10
There is a post up on SlashDot which talks about using cellphones with Asterisk.
Interview with Mark Spencer November 26, 2004 Average Vote: 9.9
We have managed to get an interview with Mark Spencer AKA Markster. Mark Spencer is the creator of Asterisk and by far the most active developer.
Asterisk and Kamailio realtime integration tutorial May 24, 2010 Average Vote: 9.9
Daniel-Constantin Mierla has posted a link to a tutorial on integrating Asterisk and Kamailio using realtime.
Asterisk IPv6 update February 1, 2010 Average Vote: 9.8
Olle has posted an update on IPV6 in Asterisk and a link to a blog post of his.
Proposal for T.38 transparent gateway design in Asterisk April 29, 2010 Average Vote: 9.8
Kevin Fleming has posted a proposed design for a transparent T.38 gateway for Asterisk:
Asterisk Monitoring with iPhone and iPod touch February 12, 2010 Average Vote: 9.7
For the past couple of weeks I have been working on an app that allows you to monitor and restart Asterisk servers.
Monitoring Asterisk with Munin January 7, 2010 Average Vote: 9.7
I had a few requests for these munin plugins after some discussion on one of the Asterisk lists and thought people might like them.
New Zealand Asterisk Voices March 2, 2006 Average Vote: 9.7
Chris Hodgetts has posted details of recordings of Asterisk Sounds with a New Zealand accent.
Automated Testing Update July 30, 2010 Russell Bryant has posted details of a new mailing list for automated testing of Asterisk and some information on the progress that has been made. There is no way to say how important I think this work is. It really makes a huge difference to Asterisk and the ability to use it in an enterprise environment. Really great work.
Asterisk 1.8.0-beta2 Now Available July 28, 2010 The Asterisk Development Team has announced the release of Asterisk 1.8.0-beta2.
HumBug - Pre BETA Launch Registration July 27, 2010 Nir Simionovich has posted details of the beta of the new call analytics service.
Branch Merging Changes July 26, 2010 Russell Bryant has posted details of some changes to the way developers need to commit code to Asterisk because of the newly released 1.8 branch.
Asterisk 1.8.0-beta1 is Now Available July 26, 2010 The Asterisk Development Team has announced the release of Asterisk 1.8.0-beta1. This release marks the beginning of the testing process for the eventual release of Asterisk 1.8.0.
Asterisk 1.6.2.10 Now Available July 26, 2010 The Asterisk Development Team has announced the release of Asterisk 1.6.2.10.
Asterisk 1.4.34 Now Available July 26, 2010 The Asterisk Development Team has announced the release of Asterisk 1.4.34.
AppleRaisin - AstDB over realtime July 23, 2010 Olle has posted a note about his awesome AppleRaisin branch which provides the ability to store AstDB in realtime. This would make for a much simpler failover and clustering situation.
QueueMetrics 1.6.1 released July 22, 2010 Lenz has posted a note to inform us that QueueMetrics version 1.6.1 has been released. This release offers a large number of bug fixes, misc improvements and new developements including hotdesking.
Asterisk 1.8 Branch Creation July 22, 2010 Russell Bryant has posted a note to inform us of the creation of the 1.8 branch of Asterisk. |