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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 29.2%
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- mitre
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 (memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large SIP packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 29.2% · top 1.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136477/Kamailio-4.3.4-Heap-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/f50c9c853e7809810099c970780c30b0765b0643 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://census-labs.com/news/2016/03/30/kamailio-seas-heap-overflow/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-3535 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 39638 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-3537 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20160330 CVE-2016-2385 Kamailio SEAS module heap buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/4.3.5/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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