Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-84975
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-84975 | 18 Sep 202617:08 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-84975 PJSIP: TLS server identity (hostname) verification bypass via embedded NUL in certificate SubjectAltName (OpenSSL and GnuTLS backends) | 18 Sep 202617:08 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-84975 | 18 Sep 202617:08 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-83197 | 18 Sep 202617:08 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-84975 | 18 Sep 202618:17 | – | nvd | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84975 | 18 Sep 202618:17 | – | osv | |
| UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84975 | 21 Sep 202600:00 | – | osv | |
| CVE-2026-84975: Improper Certificate Validation | 18 Sep 202600:00 | – | rapid7 | |
| CVE-2026-84975 | 21 Sep 202600:00 | – | ubuntucve |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-84975 |
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-84975 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
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- PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C. In 2.17 and earlier, the
OpenSSL and GnuTLS backends in pjlib/src/pj/ssl_sock_ossl.c and pjlib/src/pj/ssl_sock_gtls.c copy DNS
SubjectAltName values with string functions that recalculate their length and truncate an embedded NUL
byte. With server verification enabled through --tls-verify-server for the PJSIP TLS/SIPS transport, a
certificate containing a DNS SubjectAltName formed from the target hostname prefix followed by an embedded
NUL and an attacker-controlled suffix can therefore be accepted for the prefix hostname. An attacker who
possesses such a certificate from a trusted issuer and can intercept the connection can impersonate the
target server, complete the SIP session, and receive REGISTER credentials. The mbedTLS backend is not
affected because it preserves the explicit string length. No fixed version is available as of this review.
(CVE-2026-84975)
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