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Debian 10 DSA-4833-1 Moderate: GStreamer Buffer Overflow Threat

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Calendar Grey January 18, 2021
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Enhance gst-plugins-bad1.0 to reduce risks of buffer overflow incidents and improve comprehensive security protocols.
Andrew Wesie discovered a buffer overflow in the H264 support of the GStreamer multimedia framework, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code
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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update code execution Debian medium severity moderate severity GStreamer multimedia framework gst-plugins-bad1.0

Summary

Andrew Wesie discovered a buffer overflow in the H264 support of the
GStreamer multimedia framework, which could potentially result in the
execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.14.4-1deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gst-plugins-bad1.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of gst-plugins-bad1.0 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/gst-plugins-bad1.0

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: gst-plugins-bad1.0
CVE ID: not yet available

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update code execution Debian medium severity moderate severity GStreamer multimedia framework gst-plugins-bad1.0

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