Description
GStreamer ASF Demuxer 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 processing of stream headers within ASF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28843.
Published: 2026-03-13
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch Immediately
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4516-1 gst-plugins-ugly1.0 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6191-1 gst-plugins-ugly1.0 security update
History

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gstreamer
Gstreamer gstreamer
Vendors & Products Gstreamer
Gstreamer gstreamer

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description GStreamer ASF Demuxer 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 processing of stream headers within ASF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28843.
Title GStreamer ASF Demuxer Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Gstreamer Gstreamer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-18T03:55:37.859Z

Reserved: 2026-02-20T22:26:46.339Z

Link: CVE-2026-2920

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-16T20:23:53.849Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-16T14:19:31.637

Modified: 2026-03-17T18:58:45.980

Link: CVE-2026-2920

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-13T20:38:27Z

Links: CVE-2026-2920 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-23T13:39:45Z

Weaknesses