Integer overflow in the gst_vorbis_tag_add_coverart function (gst-libs/gst/tag/gstvorbistag.c) in vorbistag in gst-plugins-base (aka gstream
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.
- Published
- Mar 14, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.5% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
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Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gstreamer | gstreamer | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux8.10
- gstreamer gstreamerbefore 0.10.23
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | gstreamer-plugins-base | before 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 | 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | gstreamer-plugins-base-debuginfo | before 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 | 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | gstreamer-plugins-base-devel | before 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 | 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 |
Same product
gstreamer: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2016-9636Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows42Plan
- CVE-2016-9635Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows42Plan
- CVE-2016-9634Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows42Plan
- CVE-2019-9928GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser via a crafted response from a server, potentially all37Monitor
- CVE-2023-44446GStreamer MXF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability36Monitor
- CVE-2023-44429GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:gstreamer-plugins-base | 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gstreamer-plugins-base-debuginfo | 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gstreamer-plugins-base-devel | 0:0.10.20-3.0.1.el5_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-base/commit/?id=566583e87147f774e7fc4c78b5f7e61d427e40a9
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- ocert.org/patches/2008-015/gst-plugins-base-CVE-2009-0586.diff
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2
- secunia.com/advisories/34335
- secunia.com/advisories/34350
- secunia.com/advisories/35777
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-11.xml
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:085
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-735-1
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49274
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9694
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.