gstreamer/security-advisories/sa-2024-0007.md

Security Advisory 2024-0007 (GHSL-2024-195, CVE-2024-47539)

Summary	MP4/MOV Closed Caption handling out-of-bounds write
Date	2024-12-03 20:00
Affected Versions	GStreamer gst-plugins-good < 1.24.10
IDs	GStreamer-SA-2024-0007 GHSL-2024-195 CVE-2024-47539

Details

Out-of-bounds writes in the MP4/MOV demuxer when handling CEA608 Closed Caption tracks that can lead to crashes for certain input files.

Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger a out-of-bounds writes that result in a crash of the application, and possibly also allow code execution through heap manipulation.

Solution

The gst-plugins-good 1.24.10 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

References

The GStreamer project

• https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org

CVE Database Entries

• CVE-2024-47539

GStreamer releases

1.24 (current stable)

• GStreamer 1.24.10 release notes
• GStreamer Plugins Good 1.24.10

Patches

• Patch