CVE-2016-2385

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    CVE-2016-2385

    Published: 11 Apr 2016Last Modified: 20 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/4.3.5/ChangeLog, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537926/100/0/threaded, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3535, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3537, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136477/Kamailio-4.3.4-Heap-Overflow.html, 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/

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.3.4
    4.3.3
    4.3.2
    4.3.1
    4.3.0

    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