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Gstreamer1-plugins-good: gstreamer: integer overflow in avidemux superindex/subindex parsing leading to out-of-bounds read

6.1MediumCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 1.28.6
Who is exposed
Not reported

Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.28.6.

Published
Last modified
0.13% · 2nd percentile
6/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

GStreamer's gst-plugins-good package has an integer overflow in its AVI (avidemux) parser that leads to out-of-bounds memory reads. An attacker with local access can trigger it without logging in by getting a user to open or preview a crafted AVI file, which can expose limited memory contents and crash affected applications.

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Read the original description

A flaw was found in GStreamer gst-plugins-good (avidemux). In the superindex and subindex parsers, integer overflow can bypass bounds checks and cause out-of-bounds reads. Because avidemux is auto-plugged by playbin, decodebin, and gst-discoverer, opening or previewing a crafted AVI is sufficient to trigger the issue. Fixed upstream in gst-plugins-good 1.28.6 (GStreamer-SA-2026-0072).

cve.now Index

6Pcve.now Index 6 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity6.1/10CVSS 6.1
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 61 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 56 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 28 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

What to do

  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.28.6.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • gst-plugins-good

    fixed in 1.28.6

Evidence 4

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Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about CVE-2026-73472

Is CVE-2026-73472 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73472?

gst-plugins-good: before 1.28.6.Source: cve.now feed data

How do I fix CVE-2026-73472?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.28.6.Source: cve.now feed data