Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU141090

Input validation error in gst-plugins-base and gstreamer - #VU141090

Published: August 6, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU141090

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the mDVDsub subtitle parser when parsing malformed input files. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input file to cause a denial of service.

User interaction is required to open or process a crafted file.

Affected software

gst-plugins-base
gstreamer

Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

gst-plugins-base - update to 1.28.2
gstreamer - update to 1.28.2

External References

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