Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-57201Asterisk: Stack Buffer Overflow in H.323 ooTrace() via Unbounded vsprintf into Fixed 2048-byte Buffer

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in asterisk from asterisk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3, a stack buffer overflow in the H.323 `ooTrace()` trace-logging function can occur when unbounded `vsprintf` writes into a fixed `2048-byte buffer`. A remote attacker may send a carefully crafted packet that causes the Asterisk process to crash. The `chan_ooh323` addon channel driver must be explicitly compiled and installed, which is not the default, and its port must be publicly reachable. This issue is fixed in Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:14asterisk1:22.10.1+dfsg+~cs6.17.60671434-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57201
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSasteriskno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-57201
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSasteriskno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-57201
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSasteriskno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-57201
Ubuntu:26.10asteriskno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-57201

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
asterisk asterisk < 20.20.1>= 21.0.0-pre1, < 21.12.3>= 22.0.0-pre1, < 22.10.1>= 23.0.0-pre1, < 23.4.1
asterisk certified-asterisk < 20.7-cert11>= 22.8-cert1-pre1, < 22.8-cert3

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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