CVE-2009-0586

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.85% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9694 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/34335 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35777 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34350 third party advisory not applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-11.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-base/commit/?id=566583e87147f774e7fc4c78b5f7e61d427e40a9 third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:085 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/gst-plugins-base-CVE-2009-0586.diff patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-735-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49274 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0586?
CVE-2009-0586 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0586?
To fix CVE-2009-0586, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0586 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0586 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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