Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2022 · Assigned by JFROG
CVE-2021-43303
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in pjsip from teluu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 16.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer overflow in PJSUA API when calling pjsua_call_dump. An attacker-controlled 'buffer' argument may cause a buffer overflow, since supplying an output buffer smaller than 128 characters may overflow the output buffer, regardless of the 'maxlen' argument supplied
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | pjproject | 2.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | pjproject | 2.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | pjproject | 2.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | pjproject | 2.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | pjproject | 2.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Debian:14 | asterisk | 1:18.11.1~dfsg+~cs6.10.40431413-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Debian:12 | ring | 20230206.0~ds1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43303 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | asterisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43303 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120
References
- https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-qcvw-h34v-c7r9
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220328 [SECURITY] [DLA 2962-1] pjproject security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221117 [SECURITY] [DLA 3194-1] asterisk security update mailing-list
- DSA-5285 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230829 [SECURITY] [DLA 3549-1] ring security update mailing-list
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00030.html