# CVE-2019-9928: GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser via a crafted response from a server, potentially all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser via a crafted response from a server, potentially allowing remote code execution.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2019-0001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00031.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00030.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3958-1/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/39
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4437
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00082.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00078.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-33
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00049.html

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