Denial of service in GStreamer gst-rtsp-server
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-6095 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
gst-rtsp-server Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | GStreamer |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated: 19.06.2020
Updated vulnerability description and list of affected software, changed bulletin status to patched.
1) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU26335
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6095
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the GstRTSPAuth functionality in gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-auth.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RTSP setup request and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgst-rtsp-server: 1.14.2 - 1.16.2
External linkshttp://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1018
http://github.com/GStreamer/gst-rtsp-server/blob/master/ChangeLog
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
