CVE-2020-6095

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the GstRTSPAuth functionality of...

7.5 HighFix available

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the GstRTSPAuth functionality of GStreamer/gst-rtsp-server 1.14.5. A specially crafted RTSP setup request can cause a null pointer deference resulting in denial-of-service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.94%Up 1.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2020-6095
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-690
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-27249 7.5

Record: EUVD-2020-27249
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5m8-wgfv-369r 7.5

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the GstRTSPAuth functionality of...

Record: GHSA-f5m8-wgfv-369r
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2020-6095
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-690, CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2020-6095
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-6095 7.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6095
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-6095 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6095
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0535-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-rtsp-server

This update for gstreamer-rtsp-server fixes the following issues:

CVE-2020-6095: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference when handling an invalid basic Authorization header (boo#1168026).

Record: openSUSE-SU-2020:0535-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10831-1 No score

gstreamer-rtsp-server-devel-1.18.5-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gstreamer-rtsp-server-devel-1.18.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10831-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gst-rtsp-server1.0` Debian:12	before 1.16.2-3	1.16.2-3
`gst-rtsp-server1.0` Debian:13	before 1.16.2-3	1.16.2-3
`gst-rtsp-server1.0` Debian:14	before 1.16.2-3	1.16.2-3
`gst-rtsp-server1.0` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.5-21.6.0-11.6.1-11.6.2-1	None known
`gst-rtsp-server1.0` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.3-11.12.4-11.13.1-11.13.91-11.14.0-11.14.1-1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.4-1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1	None known
`gstreamer-rtsp-server` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1	before 1.12.5-bp151.4.3.1	1.12.5-bp151.4.3.1
`gstreamer-rtsp-server` openSUSE:Leap 15.1	before 1.12.5-bp151.4.3.1	1.12.5-bp151.4.3.1
`gstreamer-rtsp-server` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.18.5-1.1	1.18.5-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-6095 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gstreamer, published March 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.94%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in gst-rtsp-server1.0 1.16.2-3.

References

Show 6 moreShow less