Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting freeswitch package, versions [,1.11.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREESWITCH-17391827
  • published21 Jun 2026
  • disclosed9 Jun 2026
  • creditCaffinatedSquirrel-OG

Introduced: 9 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-49841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freeswitch to version 1.11.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the mod_verto HTTP POST body read process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request with a large Content-Length header before authentication is performed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1