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-freeUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libsUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | 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-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libsUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoNo solution exists | May 28, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeUpgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs | Sep 9, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libgstmpegts-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstplay-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-gstmpegts-1_0Upgrade libgstwebrtcnice-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-64bitUpgrade libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstmpegts-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-chromaprint-32bitUpgrade libgstsctp-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstphotography-1_0-0Upgrade libgstplayer-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstbadaudio-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-gstwebrtc-1_0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-fluidsynth-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstVa-1_0Upgrade libgstva-1_0-0Upgrade libgstmpegts-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-develUpgrade libgstwebrtc-1_0-0Upgrade libgstanalytics-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgsttranscoder-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0Upgrade libgstwayland-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstCuda-1_0Upgrade libgstinsertbin-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-badUpgrade libgstdxva-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstcuda-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-32bitUpgrade libgstmse-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstmse-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-gstplay-1_0Upgrade libgstplayer-1_0-0Upgrade libgstdxva-1_0-0Upgrade libgstwayland-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstisoff-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstwayland-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-gstinsertbin-1_0Upgrade libgstcodecs-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstwebrtc-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade gstreamer-transcoderUpgrade libgstinsertbin-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstva-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstvulkan-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstgl-1_0-0Upgrade libgsttranscoder-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstDxva-1_0Upgrade libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbadbase-1_0-0Upgrade libgstisoff-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstcodecs-1_0-0Upgrade libgstplayer-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstisoff-1_0-0Upgrade libgstinsertbin-1_0-0Upgrade libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade gstreamer-transcoder-develUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-fluidsynth-64bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-chromaprint-64bitUpgrade libgstwebrtc-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstVulkanXCB-1_0Upgrade libgstbadvideo-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-fluidsynthUpgrade libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstbadaudio-1_0-0Upgrade libgstanalytics-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstAnalytics-1_0Upgrade libgstdxva-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-chromaprintUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstVulkanWayland-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstMse-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-gstcodecs-1_0Upgrade libgsturidownloader-1_0-0Upgrade libgstplay-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstsctp-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstsctp-1_0-0Upgrade libgstphotography-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstcuda-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstanalytics-1_0-0Upgrade typelib-1_0-CudaGst-1_0Upgrade libgstvulkan-1_0-0Upgrade libgstcuda-1_0-0Upgrade libgstwebrtcnice-1_0-0Upgrade libgstplay-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstcodecs-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstphotography-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstvulkan-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstwebrtcnice-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-64bitUpgrade libgstva-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstmse-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0Upgrade libgsttranscoder-1_0-0Upgrade gstreamer-plugins-bad-langUpgrade typelib-1_0-GstVulkan-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-GstTranscoder-1_0Upgrade typelib-1_0-gstplayer-1_0Upgrade libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-32bit | May 28, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gstreamer1.0-plugins-badUpgrade gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 | 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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