{"id":"CVE-2012-1184","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-1184","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:05:31.453Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2012-09-18T18:55:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:39:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["digium/asterisk"],"epss":{"score":0.16391,"percentile":0.96981,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2012-03-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":18855,"kind":"exploit","title":"Asterisk - 'ast_parse_digest()' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18855","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/18855.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/18855.txt","published":"2012-03-15","added":"2012-05-10","updated":"2012-05-10","author":"Russell Bryant","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2012-1184","OSVDB-80126"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003-1.8.diff","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/80126","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/48417","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/10","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/17","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026813","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74083","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003-1.8.diff","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/80126","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/48417","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/10","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/17","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026813","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74083","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1184","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}