CVE-2015-7392

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Published Oct 5, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 4.7% (4.668% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 5, 2015, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:51 AM
Reserved: Sep 29, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 5, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 AM

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