CVE-2016-2385
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 29.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-04-11 15:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-02-15
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5a4e0d271d035ded8c8012fa05a1d3dc027118d2dfe35d6485081f4277e8acb5
05 Affected products
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136477/Kamailio-4.3.4-Heap-Overflow.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/f50c9c853e7809810099c970780c30b0765b0643
- census-labs.comhttps://census-labs.com/news/2016/03/30/kamailio-seas-heap-overflow/
- www.debian.orgDSA-3535http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3535
- www.exploit-db.com39638https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39638/
- www.debian.orgDSA-3537http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3537
- www.securityfocus.com20160330 CVE-2016-2385 Kamailio SEAS module heap buffer overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537926/100/0/threaded
- www.kamailio.orghttp://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/4.3.5/ChangeLog
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- kamailio Fixed in 4.3.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- kamailio Fixed in 4.3.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- kamailio Fixed in 4.3.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- kamailio Fixed in 4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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