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CVE-2026-52720

Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: heap buffer overflow via crafted vnc server rectangle in librfb

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Not listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's librfb (RFB/VNC client). The rectangle bounds check incorrectly validates area rather than individual dimensions, allowing a malicious VNC server to send a rectangle that extends beyond the framebuffer. A remote attacker could set up a malicious VNC server and trick a user into connecting, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write that could lead to code execution or a crash.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free

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  • gstreamer-plugins-bad-free

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References 15

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