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TI-2009-00377 Aliases CVE-2009-0397GHSA-68wh-jxh5-cwrj

Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good) 0.10.9 through 0.10.11, and GStreamer Plug-ins (aka gstreamer-plugins) 0.8.5, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Time-to-sample (aka stts) atom data in a malformed QuickTime media .mov file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07147 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.9VulnerableGStreamer
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.10VulnerableGStreamer
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.11VulnerableGStreamer
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:plug-ins:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableGStreamer
  • cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.9 Vulnerable ·GStreamer
  • cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.10 Vulnerable ·GStreamer
  • cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.11 Vulnerable ·GStreamer
  • cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:plug-ins:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·GStreamer

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:0270 Released 2009-02-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    gstreamer-plugins security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2, gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.i386, gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2, gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.i386, gstreamer-plugins-devel-0.8.5-1.EL.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2, gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.i386, gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2, gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.i386, gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2009:0271 Released 2009-02-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    gstreamer-plugins-good security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1, gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1.i386, gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1, gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1, gstreamer-plugins-good-devel-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1, gstreamer-plugins-good-devel-0.10.9-1.el5_3.1.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0271
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0271
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0271
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0270

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0397
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68wh-jxh5-cwrj

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 6

Other 6

  • TI-2009-00366 Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00367 Array index error in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-01840 Multiple integer overflows in the (1) user_info_callback, (2) user_endrow_callback, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

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