CVE-2022-41550: gnu osip Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-41550 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in gnu osip. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-10-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 20-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GNU oSIP v5.3.0 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the component osip_body_parse_header.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.