Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU141152

Heap-based buffer overflow in gst-plugins-bad and gstreamer - #VU141152

Published: August 6, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU141152

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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 a heap-based buffer overflow in the openjpegdec JPEG 2000 decoder element when decoding a crafted JPEG 2000 codestream with a non-zero reference grid origin or attacker-controlled stripe coordinates. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted JPEG 2000 file to execute arbitrary code.

The issue may also result in data corruption or a crash, and user interaction is required to process the crafted file.

Affected software

gst-plugins-bad
gstreamer

Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

gst-plugins-bad - update to 1.28.6
gstreamer - update to 1.28.6

External References

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