Stack-based buffer overflow in res/res_format_attr_h264.c in Asterisk Open Source 11.x before 11.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbi
Stack-based buffer overflow in res/res_format_attr_h264.c in Asterisk Open Source 11.x before 11.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long sprop-parameter-sets H.264 media attribute in a SIP Session Description Protocol (SDP) header.
- Published
- Apr 1, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.6% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.6%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| asterisk | open source | cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- asterisk open source11.0.0
- asterisk open source11.0.1
- asterisk open source11.0.2
- asterisk open source11.1.0
- asterisk open source11.1.1
- asterisk open source11.1.2
- asterisk open source11.2.0
- asterisk open source11.2.1
Same product
asterisk: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-2186Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in main/manager.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.15.1 and 10.x before 10.7.1, Certified Asteris37Monitor
- CVE-2011-4063chan_sip.c in the SIP channel driver in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.7.1 and 10.x before 10.0.0-rc1 does not properly initialize va28Monitor
- CVE-2012-2416chan_sip.c in the SIP channel driver in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.11.1 and 10.x before 10.3.1 and Asterisk Business Edition C.3.27Monitor
- CVE-2012-2415Heap-based buffer overflow in chan_skinny.c in the Skinny channel driver in Asterisk Open Source 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.24, 1.8.x before 1.8.127Monitor
- CVE-2012-2414main/manager.c in the Manager Interface in Asterisk Open Source 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.24, 1.8.x before 1.8.11.1, and 10.x before 10.3.1 and A27Monitor
- CVE-2008-1333Format string vulnerability in Asterisk Open Source 1.6.x before 1.6.0-beta6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via logg24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.