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CVE-2023-28096

OpenSIPS has memory leak in cJSON lib

4.5 Medium

OpenSIPS, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server implementation, has a memory leak starting in the 2.3 branch and priot to versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5. The memory leak was detected in the function parse_mi_request while performing coverage-guided fuzzing. This issue can be reproduced by sending multiple requests of the form {"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "log_le. This malformed message was tested against an instance of OpenSIPS via FIFO transport layer and was found to increase the memory consumption over time.

To abuse this memory leak, attackers need to reach the management interface (MI) which typically should only be exposed on trusted interfaces. In cases where the MI is exposed to the internet without authentication, abuse of this issue will lead to memory exhaustion which may affect the underlying system’s availability. No authentication is typically required to reproduce this issue. On the other hand, memory leaks may occur in other areas of OpenSIPS where the cJSON library is used for parsing JSON objects.

The issue has been fixed in versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.77%Up 0.7 points since Mar 16, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.5

OpenSIPS has memory leak in cJSON lib

OpenSIPS, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server implementation, has a memory leak starting in the 2.3 branch and priot to versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5. The memory leak was detected in the function parse_mi_request while performing coverage-guided fuzzing. This issue can be reproduced by sending multiple requests of the form {"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "log_le. This malformed message was tested against an instance of OpenSIPS via FIFO transport layer and was found to increase the memory consumption over time.

To abuse this memory leak, attackers need to reach the management interface (MI) which typically should only be exposed on trusted interfaces. In cases where the MI is exposed to the internet without authentication, abuse of this issue will lead to memory exhaustion which may affect the underlying system’s availability. No authentication is typically required to reproduce this issue. On the other hand, memory leaks may occur in other areas of OpenSIPS where the cJSON library is used for parsing JSON objects.

The issue has been fixed in versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5.

Record
CVE-2023-28096
CVSS 3.1
4.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-401
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31821 4.5

OpenSIPS, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server implementation, has a memory leak starting in the 2.3 branch and priot to versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5. The memory leak was detected in the function parse_mi_request while performing coverage-guided fuzzing. This issue can be reproduced by sending multiple requests of the form {"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "log_le. This malformed message was tested against an instance of OpenSIPS via FIFO transport layer and was found to increase the memory consumption over time.

To abuse this memory leak, attackers need to reach the management interface (MI) which typically should only be exposed on trusted interfaces. In cases where the MI is exposed to the internet without authentication, abuse of this issue will lead to memory exhaustion which may affect the underlying system’s availability. No authentication is typically required to reproduce this issue. On the other hand, memory leaks may occur in other areas of OpenSIPS where the cJSON library is used for parsing JSON objects.

The issue has been fixed in versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5.

Record
EUVD-2023-31821
CVSS 3.1
4.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.5

OpenSIPS, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server implementation, has a memory leak starting in the 2.3 branch and priot to versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5. The memory leak was detected in the function parse_mi_request while performing coverage-guided fuzzing. This issue can be reproduced by sending multiple requests of the form {"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "log_le. This malformed message was tested against an instance of OpenSIPS via FIFO transport layer and was found to increase the memory consumption over time.

To abuse this memory leak, attackers need to reach the management interface (MI) which typically should only be exposed on trusted interfaces. In cases where the MI is exposed to the internet without authentication, abuse of this issue will lead to memory exhaustion which may affect the underlying system’s availability. No authentication is typically required to reproduce this issue. On the other hand, memory leaks may occur in other areas of OpenSIPS where the cJSON library is used for parsing JSON objects.

The issue has been fixed in versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5.

Record
CVE-2023-28096
CVSS 3.1
4.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-401
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.5

OpenSIPS has memory leak in cJSON lib

OpenSIPS, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server implementation, has a memory leak starting in the 2.3 branch and priot to versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5. The memory leak was detected in the function parse_mi_request while performing coverage-guided fuzzing. This issue can be reproduced by sending multiple requests of the form {"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "log_le. This malformed message was tested against an instance of OpenSIPS via FIFO transport layer and was found to increase the memory consumption over time.

To abuse this memory leak, attackers need to reach the management interface (MI) which typically should only be exposed on trusted interfaces. In cases where the MI is exposed to the internet without authentication, abuse of this issue will lead to memory exhaustion which may affect the underlying system’s availability. No authentication is typically required to reproduce this issue. On the other hand, memory leaks may occur in other areas of OpenSIPS where the cJSON library is used for parsing JSON objects.

The issue has been fixed in versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5.

Record
CVE-2023-28096
CVSS 3.1
4.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-401
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-28096 4.5

OpenSIPS, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server implementation, has a memory leak starting in the 2.3 branch and priot to versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5. The memory leak was detected in the function parse_mi_request while performing coverage-guided fuzzing. This issue can be reproduced by sending multiple requests of the form {"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "log_le. This malformed message was tested against an instance of OpenSIPS via FIFO transport layer and was found to increase the memory consumption over time. To abuse this memory leak, attackers need to reach the management interface (MI) which typically should only be exposed on trusted interfaces. In cases where the MI is exposed to the internet without authentication, abuse of this issue will lead to memory exhaustion which may affect the underlying system’s availability. No authentication is typically required to reproduce this issue. On the other hand, memory leaks may occur in other areas of OpenSIPS where the cJSON library is used for parsing JSON objects. The issue has been fixed in versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.5.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28096
CVSS 3.1
4.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
opensips
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.2.2-3build22.2.2-3build32.2.2-3build4
None known

History

History
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first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2023-28096 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Opensips, published March 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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