Description
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 8d5956a, a heap buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL HTTP client (http_client.c) when buffering an HTTP response body. This affects applications that use the PJLIB-UTIL HTTP client to receive a whole response body at once (a completion callback with no incremental on_data_read callback). When growing the response buffer, an incorrect size calculation based on the server-supplied Content-Length can leave the buffer too small, causing response data to be written past the end of the allocation. A malicious or man-in-the-middle HTTP server can trigger this with a crafted response; impact may range from unexpected application termination to memory corruption. Applications that consume the response incrementally (via on_data_read), or that only connect to trusted servers, are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 8d5956a.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pjsip | pjproject | < 8d5956afab2ede95ddb199078dc19a8ac0114f3d | — |
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 | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | pjproject | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | asterisk +1 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1983 PJSIP: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 6, 2026