Security Advisory 2022-0004 (CVE-2022-1920)
| Summary | Potential heap overwrite in gst_matroska_demux_add_wvpk_header |
| Date | 2022-06-15 23:00 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-good 1.x < 1.20.3, 0.10.x |
| IDs | GStreamer-SA-2022-0004 CVE-2022-1920 |
Details
Potential heap overwrite in the mkv demuxer when handling certain Matroska files in GStreamer versions before 1.20.3.
Impact
It is possible for a malicious third party to overwrite data on the heap, and possibly even effect code execution.
Solution
The gst-plugins-good 1.20.3 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.