Security Advisory 2021-0001 (CVE-2021-3522)
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| Summary |
Out-of-bounds read in ID3v2 tag parsing |
| Date |
2021-03-15 16:00 |
| Affected Versions |
GStreamer gst-plugins-base 1.x <= 1.18.3, 0.10.36 |
| IDs |
GStreamer-SA-2021-0001
CVE-2021-3522 |
Details
GStreamer before 1.18.4 might do an out-of-bounds read when handling certain ID3v2 tags.
Impact
It might be possible for a malicious third party to trigger a crash in the application.
Solution
The gst-plugins-base 1.18.4 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.
References
The GStreamer project
GStreamer 1.18.4 release
Patches
