CVE-2016-2385 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 30.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 30.52% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| kamailio | kamailio |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Kamailio 4.3.4 - Heap Buffer Overflow | 2016-03-30 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136477/Kamailio-4.3.4-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3535
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3537
- http://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/4.3.5/ChangeLog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537926/100/0/threaded
- https://census-labs.com/news/2016/03/30/kamailio-seas-heap-overflow/
- https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/f50c9c853e7809810099c970780c30b0765b0643
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39638/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136477/Kamailio-4.3.4-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3535
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3537
- http://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/4.3.5/ChangeLog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537926/100/0/threaded
- https://census-labs.com/news/2016/03/30/kamailio-seas-heap-overflow/
- https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/f50c9c853e7809810099c970780c30b0765b0643
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39638/
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