SignalWire FreeSWITCH up to 1.11.1 mod_sofia buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in SignalWire FreeSWITCH up to 1.11.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component mod_sofia. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-116573. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SignalWire FreeSWITCH up to 1.11.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component mod_sofia. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

FreeSWITCH is an open-source software telecommunications platform. From 1.10.0 until 1.11.1, a stack-based buffer overflow in  mod_sofia  when generating dialog-event notifications. A peer can establish a dialog with an excessively long SIP To-header user part and subsequently subscribe to that entity’s dialog events, causing the stored value to overflow a fixed-size stack buffer. Exploitation requires presence or shared-appearance management to be enabled and normally requires valid profile credentials, unless subscription authentication is disabled. The overflow can terminate the FreeSWITCH process and all active calls. This vulnerability is fixed in version 1.11.2.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-116573 since 10/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeSWITCH 1.11.2

Timelineinfo

10/26/2026 CVE reserved
11/05/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: GitHub_M
CVE: CVE-2026-116573 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431628

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2026 20:21
Changes: 11/05/2026 20:21 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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