ubuntu-cve-2016-2385
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-04-11 15:59
Modified
2025-09-08 16:43
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.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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        "name": "kamailio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/kamailio@4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.3.1-2ubuntu1",
        "4.3.4-1.1ubuntu1",
        "4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2",
        "4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1",
        "4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1+esm1"
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2385",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:43:38Z",
  "published": "2016-04-11T15:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2385"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/f50c9c853e7809810099c970780c30b0765b0643"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2385"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7416-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-7416-1"
  ],
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-2385"
  ]
}



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