# CVE-2012-1184: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-09-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/17
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003.pdf
- http://www.asterisk.org/node/51797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48417
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/10
- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-003-1.8.diff
- http://osvdb.org/80126
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74083
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18855

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