NULL pointer dereference in gst-rtsp-server - CVE-2020-6095
Published: March 24, 2020 / Updated: June 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26335
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6095
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GStreamer
Affected software:
gst-rtsp-server
gst-rtsp-server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the GstRTSPAuth functionality in gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-auth.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RTSP setup request and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-6095
Install update from vendor's website.