Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-3498
GStreamer before 1.18.4 might cause heap corruption when parsing certain malformed Matroska files.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3498
0.30%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-3498
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.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
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