Stack-based buffer overflow in pjsip - CVE-2021-43299

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in pjsip - CVE-2021-43299

Published: March 2, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60951
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2021-43299
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: pjsip
Affected software:
pjsip

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in PJSUA API when calling pjsua_player_create. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-43299

Install updates from vendor's website.

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