#VU99528 Improper access control in gstreamer - CVE-2024-44331
Published: October 31, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99528
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-44331
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
gstreamer
gstreamer
Software vendor:
GStreamer
GStreamer
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the RTSP server library in gst-rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the server and perform a denial of service attack.
Note, successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the application is compiled with assertions enabled.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.