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Gentoo GLSA-202003-33 Normal: GStreamer Heap Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey March 15, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Potential for remote code execution vulnerability linked to a heap overflow in GStreamer Base Plugins for Gentoo systems detected. It is advisable to execute the recommended updates.
A heap-based buffer overflow in GStreamer Base Plugins might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins did not correctly handle certain malformed RTSP streams.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote code execution heap overflow normal severity gstreamer media-libs/gst-plugins-base

Resolution

All GStreamer Base Plugins users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/gst-plugins-base-1.14.5-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-9928 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9928

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-33
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: GStreamer Base Plugins: Heap-based buffer overflow
Date: March 15, 2020
Bugs: #701294
ID: 202003-33

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote code execution heap overflow normal severity gstreamer media-libs/gst-plugins-base

Synopsis

A heap-based buffer overflow in GStreamer Base Plugins might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

A well-groomed and well-maintained collection of GStreamer plug-ins and elements, spanning the range of possible types of elements one would want to write for GStreamer.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/gst-plugins-base < 1.14.5-r1 >= 1.14.5-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted RTSP stream with a GStreamer application, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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