gstreamer/security-advisories/sa-2022-0004.md
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Security Advisory 2022-0004 (CVE-2022-1920)

Summary Potential heap overwrite in gst_matroska_demux_add_wvpk_header
Date 2022-06-15 23:00
Affected Versions GStreamer gst-plugins-good 1.x < 1.20.3, 0.10.x
IDs GStreamer-SA-2022-0004
CVE-2022-1920

Details

Potential heap overwrite in the mkv demuxer when handling certain Matroska files in GStreamer versions before 1.20.3.

Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to overwrite data on the heap, and possibly even effect code execution.

Solution

The gst-plugins-good 1.20.3 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

References

The GStreamer project

CVE Database Entries

GStreamer 1.20.3 release

Patches