GLSA 202003-33: GStreamer Base Plugins: Heap-based buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GStreamer Base Plugins: Heap-based buffer overflow
Date:	03/15/2020
Bugs:	#701294
ID:	202003-33

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.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/gst-plugins-base	< 1.14.5-r1	>= 1.14.5-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

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.

Resolution

All GStreamer Base Plugins users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=media-libs/gst-plugins-base-1.14.5-r1"

References

CVE-2019-9928

Availability

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

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.