The handle_request_info function in channels/chan_sip.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.21 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7.2, when automon is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted sequence of SIP requests.
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2367
http://secunia.com/advisories/47273
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/3
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2011-014.html