Buffer overflow in Gstreamer
CVE-2019-9928
GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser via a crafted response from a server, potentially allowing remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.060 (93.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.060 · newest: 0.060 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gstreamer
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2019-0001.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00031.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00030.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3958-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/39 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4437 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00082.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00078.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-33 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9928?
- CVE-2019-9928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9928?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9928 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.