NULL pointer dereference in gst-plugins-good and gstreamer - #VU141117
Published: August 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU141117
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-476
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 a NULL pointer dereference in the WAV parser (wavparse) when processing crafted WAV files in streaming (push) mode. A remote attacker can supply a crafted WAV file with an over-declared adtl chunk size to cause a denial of service.
Remote exploitation is possible when the application uses push mode with network source elements such as HTTP sources.
Affected software
gst-plugins-good
gstreamer
gstreamer
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
gst-plugins-good - update to 1.28.5
gstreamer - update to 1.28.5
gstreamer - update to 1.28.5