CVE-2015-7392 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string function in libs/esl/src/esl_json.c in FreeSWITCH before 1.4.23 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a trailing \u in a json string to cJSON_Parse.

Published: 2015-10-05

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:freeswitch:freeswitch::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:freeswitch:freeswitch:1.6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-7316	Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string function in libs/esl/src/esl_json.c in FreeSWITCH before 1.4.23 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a trailing \u in a json string to cJSON_Parse.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04091.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133781/freeswitch-Heap-Overflow.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536569/100/0/threaded
https://freeswitch.org/stash/projects/FS/repos/freeswitch/commits/cf8925

History

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Subscriptions

Freeswitch Freeswitch

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-10-05T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:27.288Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7392

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-05T14:59:01.703

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-7392

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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