CVE-2023-28099Network attack vector

Service crash via uninitialized error-log string

Published Mar 15, 2023 · Updated Feb 25, 2025

Improper input validation in OpenSIPS before 3.1.9 and 3.2.0 through 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to crash the SIP server. In the dispatcher module's ds_is_in_list() error path, an invalid IP address leaves val uninitialized but logs val.rs.len and val.rs.s as a string, dereferencing stack garbage. Reachability requires a routing script that invokes the function with an attacker-influenced invalid IPv4 or IPv6 string; the reported consequence is a process crash.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.91%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in OpenSIPS before 3.1.9 and 3.2.0 through 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to crash the SIP server. In the dispatcher module's ds_is_in_list() error path, an invalid IP address leaves val uninitialized but logs val.rs.len and val.rs.s as a string, dereferencing stack garbage. Reachability requires a routing script that invokes the function with an attacker-influenced invalid IPv4 or IPv6 string; the reported consequence is a process crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28099
Published
Mar 15, 2023
Updated
Feb 25, 2025
Vendor
OpenSIPS
Product
OpenSIPS
Classifications
CWE-20, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 3.1.9
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenSIPS · OpenSIPSversion=< 3.1.9; version=>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.6

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.9GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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