In GStreamer through 1.26.1, the subparse plugin's subrip_unescape_formatting function…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In GStreamer through 1.26.1, the subparse plugin's subrip_unescape_formatting function may dereference a NULL pointer while parsing a subtitle file, leading to a crash.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
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 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-47807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwxm-pxw4-qv8v
References
More Gstreamer vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-29786 In GStreamer through 1.26.1, the isomp4 plugin's qtdemux_parse_trak function may read… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-31895 GHSL-2024-117: GStreamer has an out-of-bounds write in Ogg demuxer CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-31893 GHSL-2024-118: GStreamer has a null pointer dereference in gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_flush CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-31887 GHSL-2024-116: Stack-buffer overflow in gst_opus_dec_parse_header CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-31829 GHSL-2024-197: GStreamer uses uninitialized stack memory in Matroska/WebM demuxer CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-31828 GHSL-2024-195: GStreamer has an OOB-write in convert_to_s334_1a CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-47807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-47807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwxm-pxw4-qv8v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-47807 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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