reqresp_parser.c in the SIP channel driver in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.4.2 does not initialize certain strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a malformed Contact header. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
'CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference'