Use After Free Affecting gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package, versions <0:1.10.4-4.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GSTREAMER1PLUGINSBADFREE-6068623
  • published17 Nov 2023
  • disclosed13 Nov 2023

Introduced: 13 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-44446  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free to version 0:1.10.4-4.el7_9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package and not the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

GStreamer MXF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of MXF video files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22299.

CVSS Scores

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