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Security Advisory 2025-0001 (ZDI-CAN-26596, CVE-2025-3887)

Summary Stack buffer-overflow in H.265 codec parser during slice header parsing
Date 2025-04-24 18:00
Affected Versions GStreamer gst-plugins-bad 1.x < 1.26.1
IDs GStreamer-SA-2025-0001
ZDI-CAN-26596
CVE-2025-3887

Details

Stack buffer-overflow in H.265 codec parser when handling malformed streams before GStreamer 1.26.1.

Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger stack buffer-overflows that can result in a crash of the application.

Solution

The gst-plugins-bad 1.26.1 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

References

The GStreamer project

CVE Database Entries

GStreamer 1.26.1 release

Patches


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