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title: "CVE-2022-24792\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-24792

Publication date 25 April 2022

Last updated 19 March 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24792?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in
C. A denial-of-service vulnerability affects applications on a 32-bit
systems that use PJSIP versions 2.12 and prior to play/read invalid WAV
files. The vulnerability occurs when reading WAV file data chunks with
length greater than 31-bit integers. The vulnerability does not affect
64-bit apps and should not affect apps that only plays trusted WAV files. A
patch is available on the `master` branch of the `pjsip/project` GitHub
repository. As a workaround, apps can reject a WAV file received from an
unknown source or validate the file first.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| asterisk | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| pjproject | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| ring | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24792?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| pjproject | * Upstream:   [947bc1e](https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/commit/947bc1ee6d05be10204b918df75a503415fd3213) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24792)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24792)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-24792)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-24792)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-rwgw-vwxg-q799>
* <https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/commit/947bc1ee6d05be10204b918df75a503415fd3213>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24792>