Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-3498
GStreamer before 1.18.4 might cause heap corruption when parsing certain malformed Matroska files.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3498
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.10%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 41 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-3498
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-3498
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-3498
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1945342
1945342 – (CVE-2021-3498) CVE-2021-3498 gstreamer-plugins-good: Heap corruption in matroska demuxingIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4900
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4900-1 gst-plugins-good1.0Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-31
GStreamer, GStreamer Plugins: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-31) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162952/Gstreamer-Matroska-Demuxing-Use-After-Free.html
Gstreamer Matroska Demuxing Use-After-Free ≈ Packet StormThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2021-0003.html
Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-3498
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer_project:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*