CVE-2020-15260
published 2021-03-10CVE-2020-15260: PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN…
PriorityP335medium6.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSCCNIHAN
EPSS
0.99%
58.1th percentile
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE. In version 2.10 and earlier, PJSIP transport can be reused if they have the same IP address + port + protocol. However, this is insufficient for secure transport since it lacks remote hostname authentication. Suppose we have created a TLS connection to `sip.foo.com`, which has an IP address `100.1.1.1`. If we want to create a TLS connection to another hostname, say `sip.bar.com`, which has the same IP address, then it will reuse that existing connection, even though `100.1.1.1` does not have certificate to authenticate as `sip.bar.com`. The vulnerability allows for an insecure interaction without user awareness. It affects users who need access to connections to different destinations that translate to the same address, and allows man-in-the-middle attack if attacker can route a connection to another destination such as in the case of DNS spoofing.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ring | < ring 20210112.2.b757bac~ds1-1 (bookworm) | ring 20210112.2.b757bac~ds1-1 (bookworm) |
| pjsip | pjproject | <= 2.10 | — |
| pjsip | pjproject | >= 0 < 2.1.0.0.ast20130823-1+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 2.1.0.0.ast20130823-1+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| pjsip | pjproject | >= 0 < 2.7.2~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 2.7.2~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| teluu | pjsip | <= 2.10 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian6.8MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
PJSIP vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-03-24·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2020-15260 [CRITICAL] PJSIP vulnerabilities
Title: PJSIP vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PJSIP.
Youngsung Kim discovered that PJSIP did not properly parse numeric header
fields in SIP messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
PJSIP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-16872)
Peter Koletzki discovered that PJSIP did not properly handle certain
connection requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause PJSIP to enter an unrecoverable state and reject further connections,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. (CVE-2017-16875)
Alfred Farrugia, Sandro Gauci, and Kevin Harwell discovered that PJSIP did
not properly parse certain SDP mess
Debian
CVE-2020-15260: ring - PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C la...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2020-15260 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-15260: ring - PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C la...
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE. In version 2.10 and earlier, PJSIP transport can be reused if they have the same IP address + port + protocol. However, this is insufficient for secure transport since it lacks remote hostname authentication. Suppose we have created a TLS connection to `sip.foo.com`, which has an IP address `100.1.1.1`. If we want to create a TLS connection to another hostname, say `sip.bar.com`, which has the same IP address, then it will reuse that existing connection, even though `100.1.1.1` does not have certificate to authenticate as `sip.bar.com`. The vulnerability allows for an insecure interaction without user awareness. It affects
OSV
pjproject vulnerabilities
osv·2026-03-24·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-16872 [CRITICAL] pjproject vulnerabilities
pjproject vulnerabilities
Youngsung Kim discovered that PJSIP did not properly parse numeric header
fields in SIP messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
PJSIP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-16872)
Peter Koletzki discovered that PJSIP did not properly handle certain
connection requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause PJSIP to enter an unrecoverable state and reject further connections,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. (CVE-2017-16875)
Alfred Farrugia, Sandro Gauci, and Kevin Harwell discovered that PJSIP did
not properly parse certain SDP messages. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to c
OSV
CVE-2020-15260: PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, ST
osv·2021-03-10·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2020-15260 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-15260: PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, ST
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE. In version 2.10 and earlier, PJSIP transport can be reused if they have the same IP address + port + protocol. However, this is insufficient for secure transport since it lacks remote hostname authentication. Suppose we have created a TLS connection to `sip.foo.com`, which has an IP address `100.1.1.1`. If we want to create a TLS connection to another hostname, say `sip.bar.com`, which has the same IP address, then it will reuse that existing connection, even though `100.1.1.1` does not have certificate to authenticate as `sip.bar.com`. The vulnerability allows for an insecure interaction without user awareness. It affects
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https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/commit/67e46c1ac45ad784db5b9080f5ed8b133c122872https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/pull/2663https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-8hcp-hm38-mfphhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-42https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/commit/67e46c1ac45ad784db5b9080f5ed8b133c122872https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/pull/2663https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-8hcp-hm38-mfphhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-42
2021-03-10
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