CVE-2024-47542

Public Exploit
GHSL-2024-235: GStreamer ID3v2 parser out-of-bounds read and NULL-pointer dereference

Description

GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. A null pointer dereference has been discovered in the id3v2_read_synch_uint function, located in id3v2.c. If id3v2_read_synch_uint is called with a null work->hdr.frame_data, the pointer guint8 *data is accessed without validation, resulting in a null pointer dereference. This vulnerability can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) by triggering a segmentation fault (SEGV). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.10.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.21%
Third-Party Advisory freedesktop.org Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: gstreamer gstreamer
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-235_Gstreamer/ third party advisory exploit
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/8033.patch patch
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2024-0008.html third party advisory patch release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-47542?
CVE-2024-47542 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-47542?
To fix CVE-2024-47542, 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-2024-47542 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-47542 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-47542?
CVE-2024-47542 affects gstreamer gstreamer.
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