Description
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted H.264 video data in an m4v file.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 8 | gst-plugins-bad0.10 | 0.10.23-7.4+deb8u3 | DLA-2164-1 |
| Debian 8 | icedove | 31.7.0-1~deb8u1 | DSA-3264-1 |
| Debian 8 | iceweasel | 31.7.0esr-1~deb8u1 | DSA-3260-1 |
| Debian 7 | gst-plugins-bad0.10 | 0.10.23-7.1+deb7u2 | DSA-3225-1 |
| Debian 7 | icedove | 31.7.0-1~deb7u1 | DSA-3264-1 |
| Debian 7 | iceweasel | 31.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 | DSA-3260-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad0.10 | 0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | firefox | 38.0-3.el7_1 | RHSA-2015:0988 |
| RHEL 6 | firefox | 38.0-4.el6_6 | RHSA-2015:0988 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 38.0-4.el5_11 | RHSA-2015:0988 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | MozillaFirefox | 31.7.0esr-34.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0960-1 |
| SLES 12 | gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad | 0.10.23-17.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0942-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 | MozillaFirefox | 31.7.0esr-34.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0960-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | firefox | 38.0-4.0.1.el6_6 | ELSA-2015-0988 |
Advisories 8
- RHSA-2015:0988 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
- DSA-3260-1 iceweasel - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3264-1 icedove - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2164-1 gst-plugins-bad0.10 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3225-1 gst-plugins-bad0.10 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:0960-1 Security update for MozillaFirefox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:0942-1 Security update for gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ELSA-2015-0988 Critical: firefox security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 13, 2015
References
- RHSA-2015:0988 vendor-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird31.7
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-47.html
- GLSA-201512-07 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3264 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3260 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0978 vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1080995
- SUSE-SU-2015:0921 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0960 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1012 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3225 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200331 [SECURITY] [DLA 2164-1] gst-plugins-bad0.10 security update mailing-list