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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 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in an HTTP Digest Authentication header.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1184 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from digium organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-09-18T18:55:04.270

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.1.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.1.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.2.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.2.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.2.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.2.4 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.3.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.3.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.3.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.4.4 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.5 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.5 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.5.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.7.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.7.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.7.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.7.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.8.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.9.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.9.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.9.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.0.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.0.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.1.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.1.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.1.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.1.1 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.1.2 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.1.3 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.2.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.2.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.2.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.2.0 Yes
Application digium asterisk 10.2.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For digium's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.