CVE-2023-40018
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Summary
CVE-2023-40018 is a vulnerability that affects FreeSWITCH, a Software Defined Telecom Stack used for digital transformation in the telecommunications industry. Prior to version 1.10.10, FreeSWITCH allows remote users to trigger an out of bounds write by offering an ICE candidate with an unknown component ID. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to corrupt FreeSWITCH memory, leading to undefined behavior or system crashes. The issue has been patched in version 1.10.10 of FreeSWITCH. The vulnerability has a base severity rating of HIGH and poses a potential danger to organizations using affected versions of FreeSWITCH as it could result in service disruption or unauthorized access to sensitive information.
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