Critical Vulnerability Found in FreeSWITCH: Open Source Telecom Software Security Risks

A security researcher discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the open-source telecommunications software FreeSWITCH, potentially leading to remote code execution. While SignalWire (FreeSWITCH's developer) has patched the vulnerability, they won't release a new version with the fix until summer, leaving potentially thousands of vulnerable systems at risk. This highlights the shortcomings in security management of open-source telecom software and how security issues are often neglected in the absence of financial incentives.