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high 8.8

CVE-2023-37328 json

GStreamer PGS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2024-05-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-41232

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GStreamer PGS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer 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 PGS subtitle files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-20994.

Patch / fix

  • GStreamer GStreamer 1.20.7, 1.22.4
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Debian 12 1.22.0-3+deb12u1
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Debian 14, Debian 13 1.22.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37328

  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.2
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37328

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 8 1.16.1-3.el8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 9 1.22.1-2.el9
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools RHEL 9 1.22.1-2.el9

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:3088RHSA-2024:2302

  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS +1 more 1.12.5-150000.3.6.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 +1 more 1.8.3-13.12.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS +9 more 1.16.3-150200.4.9.2
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 1.22.0-150500.3.3.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +2 more 1.8.3-13.9.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, SLE Micro 5.4 +4 more 1.20.1-150400.3.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:3801-1SUSE-SU-2023:3402-1SUSE-SU-2023:3265-1SUSE-SU-2023:3250-1SUSE-SU-2023:3236-1SUSE-SU-2023:3221-1

  • gstreamer1-plugins-base AlmaLinux 8 1.16.1-3.el8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base AlmaLinux 9 1.22.1-2.el9
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools AlmaLinux 9 1.22.1-2.el9

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:3088ALSA-2024:2302

  • gstreamer1-plugins-base Rocky Linux 8 1.16.1-3.el8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base Rocky Linux 9 1.22.1-2.el9

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:3088RLSA-2024:2302

  • gst-plugins-bad Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +4 more 1.22.4-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-37328

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-37328 updated cvss 5.5

gstreamer-plugins-base: heap overwrite in subtitle parsing

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gstreamer-plugins-base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gstreamer-plugins-base, gstreamer1-plugins-base, gstreamer-plugins-base-tools, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gstreamer1-plugins-base
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3088
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.22.1-2.el9, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.22.1-2.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2302

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • GStreamer GStreamer

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.