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Security Advisory 2025-0007 (CVE-2025-6663, ZDI-CAN-27381)

Summary Stack buffer overflow in H.266 video parser
Date 2025-06-26 18:00
Affected Versions GStreamer gst-plugins-bad >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.3
IDs GStreamer-SA-2025-0007
CVE-2025-6663
ZDI-CAN-27381

Details

A buffer overflow in the H.266 video bitstream parser that can cause crashes for certain input files, and could possibly also allow code execution through stack manipulation.

Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger a buffer overflow that can result in a crash of the application and possibly also allow code execution through stack manipulation.

Solution

The gst-plugins-bad 1.26.3 release addresses the issue. People using older 1.26.x versions of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

References

The GStreamer project

CVE Database Entries

GStreamer releases

1.26 (current stable)

Patches


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