GStreamer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

GStreamer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code A buffer overflow in GStreamer could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. gstreamer December 30, 2015 December 30, 2015: 1 553742 remote 1.4.5 1.4.5

GStreamer is an open source multimedia framework.

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in the parsing of H.264 formatted video.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted H.264 formatted video using an application linked against GStreamer, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All GStreamer users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/gstreamer-1.4.5"

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