CVE-2021-3498

7.8 HIGH
Published: April 19, 2021 Modified: March 17, 2026
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Description

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might cause heap corruption when parsing certain malformed Matroska files.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162952/Gstreamer-Matroska-Demuxing-Use-After-Free.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1945342
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2021-0003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-31
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4900
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162952/Gstreamer-Matroska-Demuxing-Use-After-Free.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1945342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2021-0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-31
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
47th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119 CWE-787

Affected Vendors

redhat gstreamer debian

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