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CVE-2021-43301

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-43301 describes a critical stack overflow vulnerability in the PJSUA API, specifically within the pjsua_playlist_create function, affecting Debian Linux and Teluu PJSIP. An unvalidated 'file_names' argument can lead to a buffer overflow when copied to a fixed-size stack buffer. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:teluu:pjsip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0238 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: pjproject (bionic)Fixed in: 2.7.2~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: pjproject (xenial)Fixed in: 2.1.0.0.ast20130823-1+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vendor Advisories (1)

ubuntuUSN-8122-1

PJSIP vulnerabilities

Mar 24, 2026

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00030.html
github.com / pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-qcvw-h34v-c7r9
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00035.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00038.html
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5285
Third Party Advisory