CVE-2012-1184

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    CVE-2012-1184

    Published: 18 Sept 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003.pdf, http://secunia.com/advisories/48417, http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797, http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003-1.8.diff, http://osvdb.org/80126, 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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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