CVE-2024-47601

GHSL-2024-249: GStreamer has a NULL-pointer dereference in Matroska/WebM demuxer

Description

GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. A null pointer dereference vulnerability has been discovered in the gst_matroska_demux_parse_blockgroup_or_simpleblock function within matroska-demux.c. This function does not properly check the validity of the GstBuffer *sub pointer before performing dereferences. As a result, null pointer dereferences may occur. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.10.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: gstreamer gstreamer
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-249_Gstreamer/ third party advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/8057.patch patch
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2024-0020.html release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-47601?
CVE-2024-47601 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-47601?
To fix CVE-2024-47601, 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-2024-47601 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-47601 is being actively exploited. 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-2024-47601?
CVE-2024-47601 affects gstreamer gstreamer.
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