Stack-based buffer overflow in the milliwatt_generate function in the Miliwatt…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the milliwatt_generate function in the Miliwatt application in Asterisk 1.4.x before 1.4.44, 1.6.x before 1.6.2.23, 1.8.x before 1.8.10.1, and 10.x before 10.2.1, when the o option is used and the internal_timing option is off, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of samples in an audio packet.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1183
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w3g-954c-vrfq
References
Patch 3
Sources
- CVE-2012-1183 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1183 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2w3g-954c-vrfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-1183 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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