Stack-based buffer overflow in gst-plugins-bad - CVE-2025-3887
Published: April 25, 2025 / Updated: May 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107933
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3887
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GStreamer
Affected software:
gst-plugins-bad
gst-plugins-bad
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in H.265 codec parser when handling malformed streams. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-3887
Install updates from vendor's website.