CVE-2025-12205
Kamailio Configuration File cfg.lex sr_push_yy_state use after free
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Oct 27, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 25, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was detected in Kamailio 5.5. The affected element is the function sr_push_yy_state of the file src/core/cfg.lex of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. This attack requires manipulating config files which might not be a realistic scenario in many cases. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 4.3 Medium | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Kamailion/a |
|
References
- VDB-329875 | Kamailio Configuration File cfg.lex sr_push_yy_state use after freevdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-329875 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #673225 | Kamailio Project Kamailio SIP Server 5.5 Use After Freethird-party-advisory
- https://shimo.im/docs/ZzkLMVMLOzIRlpAQ/exploit
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/02/3related
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/8
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