GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser via a crafted response from a server, potentially allowing remote code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05935 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.16.0 | Vulnerable | GStreamer |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.16.0 Vulnerable ·GStreamer
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-9928
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c4c-7hrr-jfv2
References
Advisory 11
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2019-0001.html
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190428 [SECURITY] [DLA 1770-1] gst-plugins-base1.0 security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190428 [SECURITY] [DLA 1769-1] gst-plugins-base0.10 security update
- USN-3958-1
- 20190429 [SECURITY] [DSA 4437-1] gst-plugins-base1.0 security update
- DSA-4437
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1638
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1639
- GLSA-202003-33
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0678
Sources
- CVE-2019-9928 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-9928 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4c4c-7hrr-jfv2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-9928 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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