CVE-2013-2686

CVE-2013-2686

Published Mar 29, 2013 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

main/http.c in the HTTP server in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.20.2, 10.x before 10.12.2, and 11.x before 11.2.2; Certified Asterisk 1.8.15 before 1.8.15-cert2; and Asterisk Digiumphones 10.x-digiumphones before 10.12.2-digiumphones does not properly restrict Content-Length values, which allows remote attackers to conduct stack-consumption attacks and cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted HTTP POST request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-5976.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability2.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

main/http.c in the HTTP server in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.20.2, 10.x before 10.12.2, and 11.x before 11.2.2; Certified Asterisk 1.8.15 before 1.8.15-cert2; and Asterisk Digiumphones 10.x-digiumphones before 10.12.2-digiumphones does not properly restrict Content-Length values, which allows remote attackers to conduct stack-consumption attacks and cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted HTTP POST request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-5976.

The record

CVE
CVE-2013-2686
Published
Mar 29, 2013
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
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Classifications
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Attack vector
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Privileges
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Timeline

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  1. Mar 29, 2013CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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