GStreamer H265 Codec Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of H265 slice headers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26596.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libsUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | May 28, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade gst-plugins-badUpgrade gstreamer | Aug 8, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gst-plugins-bad1.0 | May 28, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libsUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | May 28, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libsNo solution exists | May 28, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libsUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs-debuginfo | Sep 9, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libgstsctp-1_0-0Upgrade libgstsctp-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstphotography-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstvulkan-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-CudaGst-1_0Upgrade libgstplayer-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade gstreamer-transcoder-develUpgrade libgstanalytics-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-fluidsynth-64bitUpgrade libgstwebrtc-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-chromaprint-64bitUpgrade libgstcodecs-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-langUpgrade libgsttranscoder-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstVulkanXCB-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstTranscoder-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstVulkan-1_0Upgrade libgstcuda-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstinsertbin-1_0-0Upgrade libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0Upgrade libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstcodecs-1_0Upgrade libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstVulkanWayland-1_0Upgrade libgsturidownloader-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-chromaprintUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstMse-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-gstplayer-1_0Upgrade libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstwebrtcnice-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstdxva-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstplay-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbadaudio-1_0-0Upgrade libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstanalytics-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstmse-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstplay-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstwebrtcnice-1_0-0Upgrade libgstphotography-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstAnalytics-1_0Upgrade libgstcuda-1_0-0Upgrade libgstisoff-1_0-0Upgrade libgstbadvideo-1_0-0Upgrade libgstcodecs-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-fluidsynthUpgrade libgstvulkan-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstva-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-develUpgrade libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstwebrtc-1_0Upgrade libgstmpegts-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstmpegts-1_0Upgrade libgstwebrtcnice-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-chromaprint-32bitUpgrade libgstmpegts-1_0-0Upgrade libgsttranscoder-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstwayland-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstgl-1_0-0Upgrade libgstdxva-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-fluidsynth-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstDxva-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstVa-1_0Upgrade libgstplayer-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstphotography-1_0-0Upgrade libgstcodecs-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstbadbase-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-64bitUpgrade libgsttranscoder-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstsctp-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstbadaudio-1_0Upgrade libgstva-1_0-0Upgrade libgstplayer-1_0-0Upgrade libgstmse-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstmpegts-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0Upgrade libgstdxva-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstplay-1_0Upgrade libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-transcoderUpgrade libgstwebrtc-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstisoff-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstinsertbin-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-32bitUpgrade libgstwebrtc-1_0-0Upgrade libgstwayland-1_0-0Upgrade libgstinsertbin-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstcuda-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-badUpgrade libgstanalytics-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstCuda-1_0Upgrade libgstwayland-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstva-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstisoff-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstinsertbin-1_0Upgrade libgstvulkan-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstplay-1_0-0Upgrade libgstmse-1_0-0 | May 28, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0Upgrade gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad | Jun 6, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | May 22, 2025 |
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