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title: "CVE-2012-1183\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-1183

Publication date 18 September 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| asterisk | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1183?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| asterisk | * Upstream:   <http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-002-1.8.diff> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1183)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1183)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-1183)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1183)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/10>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1183>