Heap-based buffer overflow in freeswitch - CVE-2015-7392
Published: October 5, 2015 / Updated: December 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40644
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7392
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
freeswitch
freeswitch
Software vendor:
www.freeswitch.org
www.freeswitch.org
Description
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.