Buffer overflow in Gstreamer
CVE-2022-1925
DOS / potential heap overwrite in mkv demuxing using HEADERSTRIP decompression. Integer overflow in matroskaparse element in gst_matroska_decompress_data function which causes a heap overflow. Due to restrictions on chunk sizes in the matroskademux element, the overflow can't be triggered, however the matroskaparse element has no size checks.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gstreamer
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- N/a Gstreamer — versions 1.20.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1925?
- CVE-2022-1925 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1925?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.