{"id":"CVE-2016-2385","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-2385","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:35:23.228Z","title":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_msg function in encode_msg.c in the SEAS module in Kamailio (formerly OpenSER and SER) before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute…","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_msg function in encode_msg.c in the SEAS module in Kamailio (formerly OpenSER and SER) before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large SIP packet.","published":"2016-04-11T15:59:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:43:57.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","kamailio/kamailio"],"epss":{"score":0.29222,"percentile":0.98179,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.26987,"percentile":0.97997},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.30518,"percentile":0.98156},{"date":"2026-10-26","score":0.29222,"percentile":0.98159}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2016-03-30","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39638,"kind":"exploit","title":"Kamailio 4.3.4 - Heap Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39638","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/39638.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/39638.txt","published":"2016-03-30","added":"2016-03-30","updated":"2016-03-30","author":"Stelios Tsampas","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-2385"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comkamailio-4.3.4_linux_i386.tar.gz","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136477/Kamailio-4.3.4-Heap-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3535","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3537","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/4.3.5/ChangeLog","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537926/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://census-labs.com/news/2016/03/30/kamailio-seas-heap-overflow/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/f50c9c853e7809810099c970780c30b0765b0643","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39638/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136477/Kamailio-4.3.4-Heap-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3535","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3537","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/4.3.5/ChangeLog","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537926/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://census-labs.com/news/2016/03/30/kamailio-seas-heap-overflow/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/f50c9c853e7809810099c970780c30b0765b0643","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39638/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2385","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."}