CVE-2022-24763 | Infinite Loop in PJSIP

PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in the C language. Versions 2.12 and prior contain a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects PJSIP users that consume PJSIP's XML parsing in their apps. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds.

Published: 2022-03-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-24763 is rated Moderate Risk (58.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24763

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-16 0.86% 1.40% +0.54%
2 2025-12-28 0.73% 0.86% +0.14%
3 2025-12-27 — 0.73% —

Full EPSS history (29 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24763

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24763

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-24763

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2022-24763: 1 source package rows (pjproject); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-24763
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-24763 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (asterisk, ring), 4 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-24763
gentoo normal CVE-2022-24763: 1 GLSA(s) (202210-37), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/pjproject); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-24763
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-24763 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (pjproject, ring), 16 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, impish, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, ignored 4, released 3, needed 2, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24763

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24763

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
teluu pjsip >= 2.5, < 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:teluu:pjsip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24763

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