Heap-based buffer overflow in pjsip - CVE-2022-24793

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in pjsip - CVE-2022-24793

Published: May 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63102
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-2022-24793
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 when parsing DNS packets. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, 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

pjsip
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
ring (Ubuntu package)
ring-daemon (Ubuntu package)
net-libs/pjproject
asterisk (Debian package)
jami (Ubuntu package)
jami-daemon (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2022-24793

Install updates from vendor's website.

pjsip - update to 2.12.1
ring (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
ring-daemon (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
net-libs/pjproject - update to 2.12.1
asterisk (Debian package) - update to 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u1
jami (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1, 20230206.0~ds1-5ubuntu0.1, 20230206.0~ds2-1.3ubuntu0.1
jami-daemon (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1, 20230206.0~ds1-5ubuntu0.1, 20230206.0~ds2-1.3ubuntu0.1

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