Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU141094

Input validation error in gst-plugins-bad and gstreamer - #VU141094

Published: August 6, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU141094

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 H.265 video parser when parsing specially crafted input files. A remote attacker can supply a malformed input file to cause a denial of service.

The crash can occur through memory exhaustion.

Affected software

gst-plugins-bad
gstreamer

Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

gst-plugins-bad - update to 1.28.1
gstreamer - update to 1.28.1

External References

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