CVE-2018-12584 — The ConnectionBase::preparseNewBytes function in resip/stack/ConnectionBase

The ConnectionBase::preparseNewBytes function in resip/stack/ConnectionBase.cxx in reSIProcate through 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code when TLS communication is enabled.

01What is this vulnerability?

The ConnectionBase::preparseNewBytes function in resip/stack/ConnectionBase.cxx in reSIProcate through 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code when TLS communication is enabled.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-07-16T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T08:38:06.316Z

09References

• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45174/
• github.com — https://github.com/resiprocate/resiprocate/commit/2cb291191c93c7c4e371e22cb89805…
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00031.html
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Aug/14
• packetstormsecurity.com — https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148856/reSIProcate-1.10.2-Heap-Overflow.ht…
• joachimdezutter.webredirect.org — http://joachimdezutter.webredirect.org/advisory.html
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00029.html