Security Advisory 2024-0014 (GHSL-2024-166, CVE-2024-47606)

SummaryInteger overflows in MP4/MOV demuxer and memory allocator that can lead to out-of-bounds writes
Date2024-12-03 20:00
Affected VersionsGStreamer core < 1.24.10, gst-plugins-good < 1.24.10
IDsGStreamer-SA-2024-0014
GHSL-2024-166
CVE-2024-47606

Details

Integer overflow in the MP4/MOV demuxer and memory allocator that can lead to out-of-bounds writes and that can cause crashes for certain input files.

Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger out-of-bounds writes that can result in a crash of the application, or potentially possibly also allow code execution through heap manipulation.

Solution

The GStreamer core and gst-plugins-good 1.24.10 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

References

The GStreamer project

CVE Database Entries

GStreamer releases

1.24 (current stable)

Patches