GStreamer up to 1.26.1 parse_subrip_time stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GStreamer up to 1.26.1 and classified as critical. This affects the function parse_subrip_time. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-47806. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GStreamer up to 1.26.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_subrip_time. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In GStreamer through 1.26.1, the subparse plugin's parse_subrip_time function may write data past the bounds of a stack buffer, leading to a crash.

The advisory is shared at gstreamer.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-47806 since 05/10/2025. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/17/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 252934 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base (SUSE-SU-2025:02919-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (252934) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1171). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • IBM App Connect Enterprise
  • Open Source GStreamer

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 252934
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base (SUSE-SU-2025:02919-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/10/2025 CVE reserved
08/07/2025 +89 days Advisory disclosed
08/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/17/2026 +222 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gstreamer.freedesktop.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-47806 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-47806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319189
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1171 - GStreamer: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2025 22:43
Updated: 03/17/2026 19:53
Changes: 08/07/2025 22:43 (53), 08/09/2025 02:23 (1), 08/17/2025 18:09 (7), 08/20/2025 19:12 (2), 11/18/2025 05:18 (1), 03/17/2026 19:53 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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