sngrep through 1.8.4 Stack Buffer Overflow via SIP Headers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
sngrep through 1.8.4 contains stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities in SIP attribute formatting routines when header values exceed the 255-byte buffer limit. Attackers can craft malicious SIP packets with oversized Call-ID, X-Call-ID, or other header fields to overflow stack buffers and cause crashes or execute arbitrary code during packet parsing and rendering.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90558
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vq7-hmwf-89w5
References
More irontec vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-23438 Irontec Sngrep v1.8.1 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-18152 Sngrep v1.6.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-15298 Sngrep v1.6.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-15297 Sngrep v1.6.0 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow via the function packet_set_payload at /src/packet.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-85055 Infinite loop in sngrep allows denial of service via crafted pcap CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-85054 Out-of-bounds stack read in Irontec sngrep SIP packet parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-90558 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90558 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vq7-hmwf-89w5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90558 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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