# Security Advisory 2023-0004 (ZDI-CAN-21443)

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| Summary           | Integer overflow leading to heap overwrite in RealMedia file handling |
| Date              | 2023-07-20 14:00 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-ugly 1.x < 1.22.5, 1.x < 1.20.7, 0.10.x |
| IDs               | GStreamer-SA-2023-0004<br/>ZDI-CAN-21443 |

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## Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the RealMedia file demuxer when handling malformed files in GStreamer versions before 1.22.5 / 1.20.7.

## Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger a crash in the application, and possibly also effect code execution through heap manipulation.

## Solution

The gst-plugins-ugly 1.22.5 / 1.20.7 releases address 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 1.22.5 release

- [Release Notes](/releases/1.22/#1.22.5)  
- [GStreamer Plugins Ugly 1.22.5](/src/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly-1.22.5.tar.xz)

### GStreamer 1.20.7 release

- [Release Notes](/releases/1.20/#1.20.7)  
- [GStreamer Plugins Ugly 1.20.7](/src/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly-1.20.7.tar.xz)

### Patches

- [Patches](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/5072.patch)