CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-47516

Reachable Assertion

Published: Dec 18, 2022 | Modified: May 24, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered in the libsofia-sip fork in drachtio-server before 0.8.20. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted UDP message that leads to a failure of the libsofia-sip-ua/tport/tport.c self assertion.

Weakness

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Drachtio-server Drachtio * 0.8.20 (excluding)

Extended Description

While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.

Potential Mitigations

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