CVE-2025-3887

Publication date 22 May 2025

Last updated 5 June 2025

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

GStreamer H265 Codec Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of H265 slice headers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26596.

Why is this CVE high priority?

remote code execution

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gst-plugins-bad1.0 25.04 plucky
Fixed 1.26.0-1ubuntu2.1
24.10 oracular
Fixed 1.24.8-2ubuntu1.1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 1.24.2-1ubuntu4+esm1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm1
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H