CVE-2012-1184 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in Asterisk's HTTP Digest Authentication handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1184?
CVE-2012-1184 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Digium Asterisk, published on 18 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1184?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Digium Asterisk.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1184?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-1184 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Digium Asterisk
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1184, GHSA-rh24-rxj5-hccw.