Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-3522
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in GStreamer. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.4% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)5.4%top 7.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GStreamer before 1.18.4 may perform an out-of-bounds read when handling certain ID3v2 tags.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | gst-plugins-base | 1.18.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-3522 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | gst-plugins-base | 1.18.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-3522 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | gst-plugins-base | 1.18.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-3522 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | gst-plugins-base | 1.18.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-3522 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | gst-plugins-base | 1.18.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-3522 |
| Debian:12 | gst-plugins-base1.0 | 1.18.4-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3522 |
| Debian:13 | gst-plugins-base1.0 | 1.18.4-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3522 |
| Debian:14 | gst-plugins-base1.0 | 1.18.4-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3522 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954761 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0004/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-202208-31 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO