CVE-2026-57197
Asterisk: Heap Buffer Overflow in OGG/Speex File Playback (format_ogg_speex)
Description
Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3, an unbounded `memcpy` of `OGG/Speex` packet data in `format_ogg_speex` can cause a heap buffer overflow and crash Asterisk when reading a file containing corrupted Speex audio. The attacker must create the file and make it available to Asterisk either through sufficiently elevated privileges or by convincing an Asterisk administrator to make it available. Asterisk must also be configured to play that file. This issue is fixed in Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 27, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 27, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Asterisk to version 20.20.1 or later.
- Update Asterisk to version 21.12.3 or later.
- Update Asterisk to version 22.10.1 or later.
- Update Asterisk to version 23.4.1 or later.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3, an unbounded `memcpy` of `OGG/Speex` packet data in `format_ogg_speex` can cause a heap buffer overflow and crash Asterisk when reading a file containing corrupted Speex audio. The attacker must create the file and make it available to Asterisk either through sufficiently elevated privileges or by convincing an Asterisk administrator to make it available. Asterisk must also be configured to play that file. This issue is fixed in Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-787 Added CWE CWE-122 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57197.json">CVE-2026-57197</a> Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/0a2c1d9e910f7c4dfffa05e328accb8a96990df8 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/0e6d761ed83f1671632c91805252767eae85e1a2 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/1cf189549994e0898954c814ce5a023cd969f1db Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/29026ece6fdd1834bb8f49c013ef163745ff2bbd Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/336ebe762bf6dfaf279796700de8ab51f7acd2f3 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/ccec146953b5e13043a36663af84e5a50ca633a6 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/dbcf38933866f0ddd023bc1814a78d4c750b0809 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/20.20.1 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/21.12.3 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/22.10.1 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/23.4.1 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-20.7-cert11 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-22.8-cert3 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-8jhw-m2hg-vp3h Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/tree/24.0.0-pre1