Heap-based buffer overflow in freeswitch - CVE-2015-7392
Published: October 5, 2015 / Updated: December 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40644
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7392
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the parse_string() function in libs/esl/src/esl_json.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
freeswitch
How to mitigate CVE-2015-7392
Install update from vendor's website.
freeswitch - addressed in versions 1.4.23, 1.6.2