Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-50161

CVE-2026-50161

baresip re — libre: Integer overflow in websock_decode() masked frame length check leads to heap buffer overflow

Description · from the CVE record

libre is a generic library for real-time communications with asynchronous input and output support. Prior to 4.8.1, the websock_decode() function in src/websock/websock.c contains an integer overflow when validating a masked WebSocket frame that uses the 64-bit extended length encoding. The expression 4 + hdr->len can wrap when hdr->len is close to UINT64_MAX, causing the mbuf_get_left() bounds check to pass. The subsequent XOR unmasking loop then writes beyond the heap buffer. Applications using websock_accept() or websock_accept_proto() to implement a WebSocket server are affected, and exploitation can cause attacker-controlled heap corruption or denial of service after the HTTP WebSocket upgrade handshake. This issue is fixed in version 4.8.1.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
re< 4.8.1–CNA

Scores by source

GitHub_M (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

References

refgithub.com/baresip/re/security/advisories/GHSA-hvxv-v2gp-v93hrefgithub.com/baresip/re/pull/1584refgithub.com/baresip/re/commit/718b92615c7963670d26c1a2b246968b58d782e8refgithub.com/baresip/re/releases/tag/v4.8.1