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CVE-2016-2385 (GCVE-0-2016-2385)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-11 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
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Summary
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.
CWE
  • n/a
Date Public
2016-03-30 00:00
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