GStreamer up to 1.24.9 gstvorbisdec.c vorbis_handle_identification_packet null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GStreamer up to 1.24.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vorbis_handle_identification_packet of the file gstvorbisdec.c. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-47613. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GStreamer up to 1.24.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vorbis_handle_identification_packet of the file gstvorbisdec.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. A null pointer dereference vulnerability has been identified in `gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_flush` within `gstgdkpixbufdec.c`. This function invokes `memcpy`, using `out_pix` as the destination address. `out_pix` is expected to point to the frame 0 from the frame structure, which is read from the input file. However, in certain situations, it can points to a NULL frame, causing the subsequent call to `memcpy` to attempt writing to the null address (0x00), leading to a null pointer dereference. This vulnerability can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) by triggering a segmentation fault (SEGV). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.10.

It is possible to read the advisory at securitylab.github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-47613 since 09/27/2024. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213055 (Oracle Linux 9 : gstreamer1-plugins-good (ELSA-2024-11122)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.24.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213055). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Multimedia Processing Software

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• GStreamer

Version

• 1.24.0
• 1.24.1
• 1.24.2
• 1.24.3
• 1.24.4
• 1.24.5
• 1.24.6
• 1.24.7
• 1.24.8
• 1.24.9

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• open-source

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