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# Security Advisory 2021-0001 (CVE-2021-3522)
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| Summary | Out-of-bounds read in ID3v2 tag parsing |
| Date | 2021-03-15 16:00 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-base 1.x <= 1.18.3, 0.10.36 |
| IDs | GStreamer-SA-2021-0001<br/>CVE-2021-3522 |
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## Details
GStreamer before 1.18.4 might do an out-of-bounds read when handling certain ID3v2 tags.
## Impact
It might be possible for a malicious third party to trigger a crash in the application.
## Solution
The gst-plugins-base 1.18.4 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.
## References
### The GStreamer project
- [https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org)
### GStreamer 1.18.4 release
- [Release Notes](/releases/1.18/#1.18.4)
- [GStreamer Plugins Base 1.18.4](/src/gst-plugins-base/gst-plugins-base-1.18.4.tar.xz)
### Patches
- [Patch](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-base/-/commit/8a88e5c1db05ebadfd4569955f6f47c23cdca3c4?merge_request_iid=1066)