Description
Integer overflow in the gst_vorbis_tag_add_coverart function (gst-libs/gst/tag/gstvorbistag.c) in vorbistag in gst-plugins-base (aka gstreamer-plugins-base) before 0.10.23 in GStreamer allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COVERART tag that is converted from a base64 representation, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | gstreamer-plugins-base +1 | 0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 | RHSA-2009:0352 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2009:0352 Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer-plugins-base security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9694 vdb-entry signature
- 34335 third-party-advisory
- 35777 third-party-advisory
- 34350 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200907-11 vendor-advisory
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-base/commit/?id=566583e87147f774e7fc4c78b5f7e61d427e40a9
- [oss-security] 20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows mailing-list
- 34100 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2009:085 vendor-advisory
- 20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows mailing-list
- http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/gst-plugins-base-CVE-2009-0586.diff
- SUSE-SR:2009:009 vendor-advisory
- USN-735-1 vendor-advisory
- gstreamer-gstvorbistagaddcoverart-bo(49274) vdb-entry
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html