CVE-2026-57165
PJSIP: Pre-authentication overflow in the telnet CLI history
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 628b716, a stack buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL telnet CLI front-end when redrawing the command line during history recall (handle_up_down() in cli_telnet.c). This affects only applications that enable the telnet CLI front-end (same gating as the related CLI issue). The line-redraw sequence for a recalled history entry can accumulate more data than a fixed-size stack buffer holds, which may lead to application termination. Exploitation requires access to the unauthenticated telnet CLI, which already permits arbitrary CLI commands, so the additional impact is limited. Applications that do not enable the telnet CLI front-end are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 628b716.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.3
PJSIP: Pre-authentication overflow in the telnet CLI history
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 628b716, a stack buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL telnet CLI front-end when redrawing the command line during history recall (handle_up_down() in cli_telnet.c). This affects only applications that enable the telnet CLI front-end (same gating as the related CLI issue). The line-redraw sequence for a recalled history entry can accumulate more data than a fixed-size stack buffer holds, which may lead to application termination. Exploitation requires access to the unauthenticated telnet CLI, which already permits arbitrary CLI commands, so the additional impact is limited. Applications that do not enable the telnet CLI front-end are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 628b716.
- Record
CVE-2026-57165- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-71659
6.3
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 628b716, a stack buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL telnet CLI front-end when redrawing the command line during history recall (handle_up_down() in cli_telnet.c). This affects only applications that enable the telnet CLI front-end (same gating as the related CLI issue). The line-redraw sequence for a recalled history entry can accumulate more data than a fixed-size stack buffer holds, which may lead to application termination. Exploitation requires access to the unauthenticated telnet CLI, which already permits arbitrary CLI commands, so the additional impact is limited. Applications that do not enable the telnet CLI front-end are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 628b716.
- Record
EUVD-2026-71659- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.3
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 628b716, a stack buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL telnet CLI front-end when redrawing the command line during history recall (handle_up_down() in cli_telnet.c). This affects only applications that enable the telnet CLI front-end (same gating as the related CLI issue). The line-redraw sequence for a recalled history entry can accumulate more data than a fixed-size stack buffer holds, which may lead to application termination. Exploitation requires access to the unauthenticated telnet CLI, which already permits arbitrary CLI commands, so the additional impact is limited. Applications that do not enable the telnet CLI front-end are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 628b716.
- Record
CVE-2026-57165- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.3
PJSIP: Pre-authentication overflow in the telnet CLI history
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 628b716, a stack buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL telnet CLI front-end when redrawing the command line during history recall (handle_up_down() in cli_telnet.c). This affects only applications that enable the telnet CLI front-end (same gating as the related CLI issue). The line-redraw sequence for a recalled history entry can accumulate more data than a fixed-size stack buffer holds, which may lead to application termination. Exploitation requires access to the unauthenticated telnet CLI, which already permits arbitrary CLI commands, so the additional impact is limited. Applications that do not enable the telnet CLI front-end are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 628b716.
- Record
CVE-2026-57165- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-57165
5.3
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 628b716, a stack buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL telnet CLI front-end when redrawing the command line during history recall (handle_up_down() in cli_telnet.c). This affects only applications that enable the telnet CLI front-end (same gating as the related CLI issue). The line-redraw sequence for a recalled history entry can accumulate more data than a fixed-size stack buffer holds, which may lead to application termination. Exploitation requires access to the unauthenticated telnet CLI, which already permits arbitrary CLI commands, so the additional impact is limited. Applications that do not enable the telnet CLI front-end are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 628b716.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57165- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-57165
6.3
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. Prior to commit 628b716, a stack buffer overflow exists in the PJLIB-UTIL telnet CLI front-end when redrawing the command line during history recall (handle_up_down() in cli_telnet.c). This affects only applications that enable the telnet CLI front-end (same gating as the related CLI issue). The line-redraw sequence for a recalled history entry can accumulate more data than a fixed-size stack buffer holds, which may lead to application termination. Exploitation requires access to the unauthenticated telnet CLI, which already permits arbitrary CLI commands, so the additional impact is limited. Applications that do not enable the telnet CLI front-end are not affected. This issue has been patched via commit 628b716.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-57165- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
asteriskDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.1.11-30.1.11-3woody11:1.0.5-21:1.0.5-41:1.0.6-1 Show 45 moreShow less1:1.0.6-21:1.0.7-11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-21:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge21:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge31:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge41:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge51:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge61:1.0.9.dfsg-11:1.0.9.dfsg-31:1.0.9.dfsg-41:1.0.9.dfsg-51:1.0.9.dfsg-61:1.2.0-beta1.dfsg-11:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-11:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-21:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-31:1.2.0-rc1.dfsg-11:1.2.0-rc2.dfsg-11:1.2.0.dfsg-11:1.2.0.dfsg-21:1.2.0.dfsg-31:1.2.0.dfsg-41:1.2.0.dfsg-51:1.2.0.dfsg-61:1.2.1.dfsg-11:1.2.1.dfsg-21:1.2.1.dfsg-31:1.2.10.dfsg-11:1.2.10.dfsg-1bpo11:1.2.10.dfsg-21:1.2.10.dfsg-31:1.2.11.dfsg-11:1.2.12.1.dfsg-11:1.2.13~dfsg-11:1.2.13~dfsg-21:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch11:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch21:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch31:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch41:1.2.14~dfsg-11:1.2.14~dfsg-21:1.2.14~dfsg-3 |
None known |
asteriskUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu31:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu41:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.11:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.1+esm1 |
None known |
pjprojectUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.0.0.ast20130823-12.1.0.0.ast20130823-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.12.1.0.0.ast20130823-1+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
asteriskUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:13.17.2~dfsg-1ubuntu11:13.17.2~dfsg-2ubuntu11:13.18.1~dfsg-1ubuntu11:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu11:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu21:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu31:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu4 |
None known |
pjprojectUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6~dfsg-22.7~dfsg-12.7.1~dfsg-12.7.1~dfsg-1build12.7.2~dfsg-12.7.2~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
asteriskUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:16.2.1~dfsg-2build21:16.2.1~dfsg-2build31:16.2.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
asteriskUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:16.16.1~dfsg-21:16.16.1~dfsg-41:16.16.1~dfsg-4build11:16.16.1~dfsg+~2.10-11:18.10.0~dfsg+~cs6.10.40431411-2 |
None known |
asteriskUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20.4.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-21:20.5.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-11:20.5.1~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-11:20.5.2~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-11:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-1 Show 4 moreShow less1:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-21:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2build31:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2build41:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2build5 |
None known |
asteriskUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:22.5.2~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-11:22.10.0+dfsg+~cs6.17.60671434-1ubuntu21:22.10.0+dfsg+~cs6.17.60671434-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
asteriskUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:22.5.2~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-57165 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Teluu Pjsip, published September 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-rpq9-9fx7-95xw
github.com/pjsip/pjproject/commit/628b71638465bacf66e767959e6acbab822eccd6
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57165.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57165
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-57165
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-57165
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57165
Left out here: 246 versions. The JSON record has them.