# CVE-2011-0495: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via crafted caller ID data in Asterisk when running in pedantic mode.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0495, DSA-2171-1, GHSA-27ph-x57w-v4gm

## What is CVE-2011-0495?

CVE-2011-0495 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Jan 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ast_uri_encode function in main/utils.c in Asterisk Open Source before 1.4.38.1, 1.4.39.1, 1.6.1.21, 1.6.2.15.1, 1.6.2.16.1, 1.8.1.2, 1.8.2.; and Business Edition before C.3.6.2; when running in pedantic mode allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted caller ID data in vectors involving the (1) SIP channel driver, (2) URIENCODE dialplan function, or (3) AGI dialplan function.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0495?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Digium Asterisk, Digium Asterisknow, Digium S800i Firmware, Fedoraproject Fedora.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-0495?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2011-0495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-0495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-0495 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Jan 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-0495

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