Integer overflow in Gstreamer
CVE-2009-0586
Integer overflow in the gst_vorbis_tag_add_coverart function (gst-libs/gst/tag/gstvorbistag.c) in vorbistag in gst-plugins-base (aka gstreamer-plugins-base) before 0.10.23 in GStreamer allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COVERART tag that is converted from a base64 representation, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gstreamer
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 8.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9694 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34335 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35777 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34350 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-11.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-base/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0586?
- CVE-2009-0586 is a vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. Published 2009-03-14.
- Is CVE-2009-0586 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.