CVE-2021-3498 Memory corruption in gstreamer-plugins-good
Heap corruption in GStreamer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via malformed Matroska files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-3498?
CVE-2021-3498 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GStreamer before 1.18.4 might cause heap corruption when parsing certain malformed Matroska files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3498?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gstreamer Gstreamer, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3498?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-3498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2021-3498, CLEANSTART-2026-QJ27553, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3498, GHSA-hf4m-4x6v-4wvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3498.