CVE-2012-1184
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ast_parse_digest function in main/utils.c in Asterisk 1.8.x before 1.8.10.1 and 10.x before 10.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in an…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ast_parse_digest function in main/utils.c in Asterisk 1.8.x before 1.8.10.1 and 10.x before 10.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in an HTTP Digest Authentication header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 16.39% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 15 March 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- digium/asterisk
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 16.4% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003-1.8.diff
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003.pdfVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/80126
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48417Vendor Advisory
- http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/17
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74083
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003-1.8.diff
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003.pdfVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/80126
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48417Vendor Advisory
- http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/17
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74083
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