Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gstreamer/gstreamer package, versions [,1.24.10)
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- published13 Dec 2024
- disclosed11 Dec 2024
- creditAntonio Morales
Introduced: 11 Dec 2024
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How to fix?
Upgrade gstreamer/gstreamer to version 1.24.10 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow due to the vorbis_handle_identification_packet function, when where vd->vi.channels exceeds 64. An attacker can overwrite the EIP address and manipulate the GstAudioInfo info structure.