Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
PJSIP could silently reuse an existing TLS connection for a different hostname when the new destination shared the same IP, port, and protocol. That can defeat hostname-based certificate assurance and allow insecure communication without user awareness.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted integrity risk rather than a broad emergency. Prioritize remediation where PJSIP handles trusted SIP/TLS communications, especially in environments with complex DNS, shared service endpoints, or strict identity assurance requirements.
Technical view
In pjproject/PJSIP 2.10 and earlier, TLS transport reuse keyed on IP address, port, and protocol, but not the remote hostname. This creates improper certificate hostname validation behavior, mapped to CWE-297, and can permit integrity impact under specific routing or DNS-spoofing conditions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in applications or services embedding pjproject/PJSIP 2.10 or earlier and using TLS connections to multiple SIP destinations that can resolve to the same address and port.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not indicate known active exploitation, and KEV is false. Abuse requires a specific setup, such as routing or DNS manipulation that causes a connection intended for one hostname to reuse a TLS transport authenticated for another.
Researcher notes
The core issue is transport reuse without including the remote hostname in the secure transport identity decision. Evidence supports affected pjproject/PJSIP versions through 2.10, CVSS 6.8, CWE-297, and upstream remediation references, but not active exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade pjproject/PJSIP to a version not affected by the vendor advisory.
- Apply the upstream fix referenced by PR 2663 or commit 67e46c1 where appropriate.
- Follow OS or distribution vendor guidance, including Gentoo GLSA-202107-42 if applicable.
- Review SIP/TLS configurations that rely on multiple hostnames resolving to shared addresses.
Validation and detection
- Inventory products or services embedding pjproject/PJSIP and record the linked pjproject version.
- Check whether any deployed version is 2.10 or earlier.
- Confirm the TLS transport fix from the upstream advisory or commit is present.
- Review DNS and SIP routing for shared IP, port, and protocol destinations.
- Verify vendor or distribution packages include the corrected pjproject build.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N2.24Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-8hcp-hm38-mfphCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/commit/67e46c1ac45ad784db5b9080f5ed8b133c122872CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/pull/2663CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202107-42CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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CWE details
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Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.