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CVE-2026-18298

GStreamer PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

GStreamer PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PNG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29581.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
GStreamer / GStreameraffected 13fcb641ed33d1472e4ffdec2846180b15405053

CWE

CWE-122

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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