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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-1184 · published 18 September 2012

CVE-2012-1184: Digium asterisk memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Digium · Asterisk

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 16% · top 3.1% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-1184), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.