Buffer overflow in the fetchsms function in the SMS handling module (libsms_getsms.c) in…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the fetchsms function in the SMS handling module (libsms_getsms.c) in OpenSER 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SMS message, triggering memory corruption when the "beginning" buffer is copied to the third (pdu) argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01666 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6876
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fff8-vch6-26xx
References
More Openser vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06493 Buffer overflow in the parse_expression function in parse_config in OpenSER 1.1.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-06618 Buffer overflow in the validateospheader function in the Open Settlement Protocol (OSP)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-05255 OpenSER 1.2.2 does not verify the Digest authentication header URI against the Request… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-6876 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-6876 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fff8-vch6-26xx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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