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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-33 ] GStreamer Base Plugins: Heap-based buffer overflow
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 19:56:51
Message-Id: 1ed0dacc-e552-af37-f95f-581d75bcba11@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-33
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: GStreamer Base Plugins: Heap-based buffer overflow
9 Date: March 15, 2020
10 Bugs: #701294
11 ID: 202003-33
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15 Synopsis
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18 A heap-based buffer overflow in GStreamer Base Plugins might allow
19 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 A well-groomed and well-maintained collection of GStreamer plug-ins and
25 elements, spanning the range of possible types of elements one would
26 want to write for GStreamer.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 media-libs/gst-plugins-base
35 < 1.14.5-r1 >= 1.14.5-r1
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37 Description
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40 It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins did not correctly handle
41 certain malformed RTSP streams.
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43 Impact
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46 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted RTSP
47 stream with a GStreamer application, possibly resulting in the
48 execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.
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50 Workaround
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53 There is no known workaround at this time.
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55 Resolution
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58 All GStreamer Base Plugins users should upgrade to the latest version:
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60 # emerge --sync
61 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/gst-plugins-base-1.14.5-r1"
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63 References
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66 [ 1 ] CVE-2019-9928
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9928
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-33
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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