Critical severity · published Dec 11, 2024
CVE-2024-47540
GHSL-2024-197: GStreamer uses uninitialized stack memory in Matroska/WebM demuxer
9.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability has been identified in the gst_matroska_demux_add_wvpk_header function within matroska-demux.c. When size < 4, the program calls gst_buffer_unmap with an uninitialized map variable. Then, in the gst_memory_unmap function, the program will attempt to unmap the buffer using the uninitialized map variable, causing a function pointer hijack, as it will jump to mem->allocator->mem_unmap_full or mem->allocator->mem_unmap. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to hijack the execution flow, potentially leading to code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.10.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GS
gstreamer · gstreamer
< 1.24.10 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47540
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47540
Patch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/8057.patch
Release Notes
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2024-0017.html
Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-197_GStreamer/
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00035.html
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