CVE-2012-1184 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.39% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| digium | asterisk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Asterisk - 'ast_parse_digest()' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2012-03-15 |
References
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003-1.8.diff
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003.pdf
- http://osvdb.org/80126
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48417
- http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797
- 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.pdf
- http://osvdb.org/80126
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48417
- http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797
- 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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