Security Advisory 2024-0021 (GHSL-2024-251, CVE-2024-47603)
| Summary | NULL-pointer dereference in Matroska/WebM demuxer |
| Date | 2024-12-03 20:00 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-good < 1.24.10 |
| IDs | GStreamer-SA-2024-0021 GHSL-2024-251 CVE-2024-47603 |
Details
NULL-pointer dereference in the Matroska/WebM demuxer that can cause crashes for certain input files.
Impact
It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger NULL-pointer dereferences that can result in a crash of the application.
Solution
The gst-plugins-good 1.24.10 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.