CVE-2026-49840

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 version 1.11.1, esl_recv_event() parses Content-Length with atol() and passes the result straight to malloc(len + 1) with no sign or magnitude check. A malicious or man-in-the-middle ESL peer can send a frame with a negative Content-Length to corrupt the heap of, or crash, any process linked against libesl, before the client has authenticated to that peer. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.1.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:freeswitch:freeswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Jul 2026, 08:10

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Summary
  • (es) FreeSWITCH es una Pila de Telecomunicaciones Definida por Software que permite la transformación digital desde conmutadores de telecomunicaciones propietarios a una implementación de software que se ejecuta en cualquier hardware comercial. Antes de la versión 1.11.1, esl_recv_event() analiza Content-Length con atol() y pasa el resultado directamente a malloc(len + 1) sin verificación de signo o magnitud. Un par ESL malicioso o man-in-the-middle puede enviar una trama con un Content-Length negativo para corromper el heap de, o bloquear, cualquier proceso enlazado contra libesl, antes de que el cliente se haya autenticado con ese par. Este problema ha sido parcheado en la versión 1.11.1.

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References () https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/releases/tag/v1.11.1 - () https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/releases/tag/v1.11.1 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-9fgg-ghg9 - () https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-9fgg-ghg9 - Third Party Advisory
First Time Freeswitch freeswitch
Freeswitch
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freeswitch:freeswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

09 Jun 2026, 17:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-09 17:17

Updated : 2026-07-23 08:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-49840

Mitre link : CVE-2026-49840

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-49840


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Products Affected

freeswitch

  • freeswitch
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-195

Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write