CVE-2012-1184

Exp

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.

Published: 2012-09-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2012-1184 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.39%, 97th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-1184

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18855 exploit_db edb 2012-03-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1184

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 37.42% 16.39% -21.03%
2 2026-05-20 41.70% 37.42% -4.28%
3 2025-03-30 — 41.70% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1184

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1184

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1184

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-1184 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (asterisk), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bullseye, forky, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1184
gentoo high CVE-2012-1184: 1 GLSA(s) (201203-21), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/asterisk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-1184
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-1184 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (asterisk), 9 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1184

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1184

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.10.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 1.8.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:1.8.10.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
digium asterisk 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:digium:asterisk:10.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1184

cvelogic Threat Intelligence