INFSA-2024:9056: gstreamer1-plugins-base security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2024:9056

Type: security

Release date: 2024-12-13 12:14:27 UTC

Information about package

GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-base packages contain a collection of well-maintained base plug-ins.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2024-4453

    GStreamer EXIF Metadata Parsing Integer 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 EXIF metadata. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
NIST — CVE-2024-4453
no information 7.8 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

Updated packages