Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU141147

Heap-based buffer overflow in gst-plugins-ugly and gstreamer - #VU141147

Published: August 6, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU141147

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the dvdsubdec element when processing crafted DVD subpicture streams. A remote attacker can supply a crafted DVD subpicture stream to execute arbitrary code.

An application must explicitly include dvdsubdec in its pipeline for this vulnerability to be triggered.

Affected software

gst-plugins-ugly
gstreamer

Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

gst-plugins-ugly - update to 1.28.6
gstreamer - update to 1.28.6

External References

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