Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting pjsip/pjproject package, versions [,2.17)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PJSIPPJPROJECT-16304781
  • published27 Apr 2026
  • disclosed22 Apr 2026
  • creditV0xe1

Introduced: 22 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40614  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade pjsip/pjproject to version 2.17 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the codec_decode process. An attacker can cause memory corruption or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted Opus audio frames that exceed the allocated buffer size.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1