Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel package, versions <0:1.16.1-3.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-GSTREAMER1PLUGINSBASEDEVEL-6129083
- published 15 Dec 2023
- disclosed 5 Jul 2023
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8
gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel
to version 0:1.16.1-3.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:3088
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel
package and not the gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel
package as distributed by RHEL
.
See How to fix?
for RHEL:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
GStreamer PGS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 PGS subtitle files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-20994.