Description
Sofia-SIP is an open-source SIP User-Agent library, compliant with the IETF RFC3261 specification. In affected versions Sofia-SIP **lacks both message length and attributes length checks** when it handles STUN packets, leading to controllable heap-over-flow. For example, in stun_parse_attribute(), after we get the attribute's type and length value, the length will be used directly to copy from the heap, regardless of the message's left size. Since network users control the overflowed length, and the data is written to heap chunks later, attackers may achieve remote code execution by heap grooming or other exploitation methods. The bug was introduced 16 years ago in sofia-sip 1.12.4 (plus some patches through 12/21/2006) to in tree libs with git-svn-id: http://svn.freeswitch.org/svn/freeswitch/trunk@3774 d0543943-73ff-0310-b7d9-9358b9ac24b2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freeswitch | sofia-sip | < 1.13.11 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 11 | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1-2.1+deb11u1 | DSA-5410-1 |
| Debian 10 | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1-2.1+deb10u2 | DLA-3292-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1-2.1+deb10u3ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5932-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1-2.1+deb10u3ubuntu0.20.04.1 | USN-5932-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1-2.1+deb10u3build0.18.04.1 | USN-5932-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | sofia-sip | 1.12.11+20110422.1-2.1+deb10u3ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1 | USN-5932-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | sofia-sip | 1.13.11-r0 | — |
Advisories 3
- USN-5932-1 sofia-sip vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- DSA-5410-1 sofia-sip - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-3292-1 sofia-sip - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026