Out-of-bounds Read in Gstreamer

CVE-2021-3522

GStreamer before 1.18.4 may perform an out-of-bounds read when handling certain ID3v2 tags.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (32.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Rdevezeaux7685/Final-Project

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3522?: CVE-2021-3522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-3522?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-3522 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.