CVE-2016-2385 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_msg function of the SEAS module in Kamailio versions prior to 4.3.5. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and process crashes, or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted large SIP packet. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kamailio:kamailio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.