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CVE-2026-116785

CriticalCVSS 9.1
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Prior to 1.11.2, FreeSWITCH's ws_read_frame() decodes a WebSocket frame's 64-bit extended payload length with a 32-bit byte swap and narrows the result into a signed length. A value whose surviving low word becomes negative bypasses the signed size check and is reinterpreted as an enormous unsigned count, causing client bytes to overwrite memory beyond the 64 KiB receive buffer. This can corrupt connection pointers and crash FreeSWITCH, ending all concurrent sessions.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can be exploited by a client able to complete a WebSocket upgrade on the mod_xml_rpc endpoint, causing a denial of service and loss of all active sessions; although remote code execution has not been demonstrated, the risk of severe disruption is high.

Recommendation

Update FreeSWITCH to version 1.11.2 or later; if possible, disable mod_xml_rpc and the WebSocket endpoint, which are disabled by default.

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Original NVD description (English source)

FreeSWITCH is a Software Defined Telecom Stack enabling the digital transformation from proprietary telecom switches to a software implementation that runs on any commodity hardware. Prior to 1.11.2, ws_read_frame() decoded a WebSocket frame's 64-bit extended payload length with a 32-bit byte swap and narrowed the result into a signed length. A value whose surviving low word became negative bypassed the signed size check and was reinterpreted as an enormous unsigned count, causing client bytes to overwrite memory beyond the 64 KiB receive buffer. Any client completing a /socket WebSocket upgrade on an enabled mod_xml_rpc endpoint reached the parser before HTTP authentication; both the module and WebSocket endpoint are disabled by default. The heap overwrite can corrupt connection pointers and crash FreeSWITCH, ending every concurrent session, although remote code execution has not been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.

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