GStreamer EXIF Metadata Parser integer overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GStreamer. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component EXIF Metadata Parser. This manipulation causes integer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-4453. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in GStreamer (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component EXIF Metadata Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GStreamer EXIF Metadata Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EXIF metadata. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-23896.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-4453 since 05/02/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210750 (RHEL 8 : gstreamer1-plugins-base (RHSA-2024:9056)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210750). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Multimedia Processing Software

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• GStreamer

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• open-source

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