vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-44446: ELSA-2023-7791: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 13, 2023
Added
May 21, 2024
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

GStreamer MXF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 MXF video files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22299.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the MXF demuxer in GStreamer when handling certain MXF video files. This issue could allow a malicious third party to trigger a crash in the application and may allow code execution.

Solutions

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