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CVE-2021-3497

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing...

7.8 HighFix available

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.22%Up 0.6 points since Apr 20, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
CVE-2021-3497
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
CVE-2021-3497
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26818 No score

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
EUVD-2021-26818
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gpj-v2gq-r9fx 7.8

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing...

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
GHSA-9gpj-v2gq-r9fx
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2021-3497 7.8

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2021-3497
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVBELL-CVE-2021-3497 7.8

CVE-2021-3497 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2021-3497
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 7.8

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
CVE-2021-3497
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-3497 7.8

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3497
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1322 7.8

gstreamer1-plugins-good security update

GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plugins.

Security Fix(es):

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.(CVE-2021-3497)

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might cause heap corruption when parsing certain malformed Matroska files.(CVE-2021-3498)

Record
OESA-2021-1322
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:7618 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update

Record
RHSA-2022:7618
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2022:7618 7.8

Moderate: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update

GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters that operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-good packages contain a collection of well-supported plug-ins of good quality and under the LGPL license.

Security Fix(es):

  • gstreamer-plugins-good: Use-after-free in matroska demuxing (CVE-2021-3497)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2022:7618
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-3497 7.8

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3497
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2022:7618 No score

Moderate: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update

GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters that operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-good packages contain a collection of well-supported plug-ins of good quality and under the LGPL license.

Security Fix(es):

  • gstreamer-plugins-good: Use-after-free in matroska demuxing (CVE-2021-3497)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2022:7618
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:1230-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good

This update for gstreamer-plugins-good fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3498: Matroskademux: initialize track context out parameter to NULL before parsing (bsc#1184735).
  • CVE-2021-3497: Matroskademux: Fix extraction of multichannel WavPack (bsc#1184739).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:1230-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:2915-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good

This update for gstreamer-plugins-good fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3498: Matroskademux: initialize track context out parameter to NULL before parsing (bsc#1184735).
  • CVE-2021-3497: Matroskademux: Fix extraction of multichannel WavPack (bsc#1184739).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:2915-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11778-1 No score

gstreamer-plugins-good-1.18.5-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gstreamer-plugins-good-1.18.5-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11778-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:2915-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good

This update for gstreamer-plugins-good fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3498: Matroskademux: initialize track context out parameter to NULL before parsing (bsc#1184735).
  • CVE-2021-3497: Matroskademux: Fix extraction of multichannel WavPack (bsc#1184739).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:2915-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:2916-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good

This update for gstreamer-plugins-good fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3497: Matroskademux: Fix extraction of multichannel WavPack (bsc#1184739).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:2916-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:3688-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good

This update for gstreamer-plugins-good fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3497: Matroskademux: Fix extraction of multichannel WavPack (bsc#1184739).
  • CVE-2022-1920: Fixed integer overflow in WavPack header handling code (bsc#1201688).
  • CVE-2022-1921: Fixed integer overflow resulting in heap corruption in avidemux element (bsc#1201693).
  • CVE-2022-1922: Fixed integer overflows in mkv demuxing (bsc#1201702).
  • CVE-2022-1923: Fixed integer overflows in mkv demuxing using bzip (bsc#1201704).
  • CVE-2022-1924: Fixed integer overflows in mkv demuxing using lzo (bsc#1201706).
  • CVE-2022-1925: Fixed integer overflows in mkv demuxing using HEADERSTRIP (bsc#1201707).
  • CVE-2022-2122: Fixed integer overflows in qtdemux using zlib (bsc#1201708).
  • CVE-2023-37327: Fixed GStreamer FLAC File Parsing Integer Overflow (bsc#1213128).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:3688-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4928-1 No score

gst-plugins-good1.0 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause access sensitive information or cause a crash. (CVE-2021-3497)

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2021-3498)

Record
USN-4928-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.13
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.14
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.15
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.16
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.17
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.18
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.19
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.20
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.21
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.22
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.23
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gst-plugins-good
Alpine:v3.24
before 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.13
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.14
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.15
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.16
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.17
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.18
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.19
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.20
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.21
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.22
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.23
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer
Alpine:v3.24
0.10.0 up to 1.18.4-r0
1.18.4-r0
gstreamer1-plugins-good
AlmaLinux:8
before 1.16.1-3.el8
1.16.1-3.el8
gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk
AlmaLinux:8
before 1.16.1-3.el8
1.16.1-3.el8
gst-plugins-good1.0
Debian:12
before 1.18.4-2
1.18.4-2
gst-plugins-good1.0
Debian:13
before 1.18.4-2
1.18.4-2
gst-plugins-good1.0
Debian:14
before 1.18.4-2
1.18.4-2
gst-plugins-good1.0
Debian:9
before 1.10.4-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions
1.10.4-1
1.10.4-1+deb9u1
gst-plugins-good1.0
Debian:10
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.14.4-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions
1.14.4-1
1.14.4-1+deb10u1
gstreamer1-plugins-good
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.16.2-2.oe1
1.16.2-2.oe1
gstreamer1-plugins-good
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.16.2-2.oe1
1.16.2-2.oe1
gstreamer1-plugins-good
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.16.1-3.el8
0:1.16.1-3.el8
gstreamer1-plugins-good-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.16.1-3.el8
0:1.16.1-3.el8
gstreamer1-plugins-good-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.16.1-3.el8
0:1.16.1-3.el8
gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.16.1-3.el8
0:1.16.1-3.el8
gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.16.1-3.el8
0:1.16.1-3.el8
gstreamer1-plugins-good
Rocky Linux:8
before 0:1.16.1-3.el8
0:1.16.1-3.el8
gstreamer-plugins-good
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.16.3-3.6.1
1.16.3-3.6.1
gstreamer-plugins-good
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.16.3-3.6.1
1.16.3-3.6.1
gstreamer-plugins-good
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 1.8.3-16.3.1
1.8.3-16.3.1
gstreamer-plugins-good
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 1.8.3-16.3.1
1.8.3-16.3.1
gstreamer-plugins-good
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 1.12.5-150000.3.7.2
1.12.5-150000.3.7.2
gstreamer-plugins-good
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 1.12.5-150000.3.7.2
1.12.5-150000.3.7.2
gst-plugins-good1.0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5, plus listed versions
1.6.0-1ubuntu11.6.1-1ubuntu11.6.2-1ubuntu11.7.1-1ubuntu11.7.2-1ubuntu1
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1.7.90-1ubuntu11.7.91-1ubuntu11.8.0-1ubuntu11.8.1-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.21.8.2-1ubuntu0.31.8.3-1ubuntu0.31.8.3-1ubuntu0.4
1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5
gst-plugins-good1.0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.2, plus listed versions
1.12.3-1ubuntu11.12.4-1ubuntu11.13.1-1ubuntu11.13.91-1ubuntu11.14.0-1ubuntu11.14.1-1ubuntu1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.4-1ubuntu1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
gst-plugins-good1.0
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1, plus listed versions
1.16.1-1ubuntu11.16.2-1ubuntu11.16.2-1ubuntu2
1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1
gst-plugins-good1.0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5, plus listed versions
1.6.0-1ubuntu11.6.1-1ubuntu11.6.2-1ubuntu11.7.1-1ubuntu11.7.2-1ubuntu1
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1.7.90-1ubuntu11.7.91-1ubuntu11.8.0-1ubuntu11.8.1-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.21.8.2-1ubuntu0.31.8.3-1ubuntu0.31.8.3-1ubuntu0.4
1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5
gst-plugins-good1.0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.2, plus listed versions
1.12.3-1ubuntu11.12.4-1ubuntu11.13.1-1ubuntu11.13.91-1ubuntu11.14.0-1ubuntu11.14.1-1ubuntu1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.4-1ubuntu1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
gst-plugins-good1.0
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1, plus listed versions
1.16.1-1ubuntu11.16.2-1ubuntu11.16.2-1ubuntu2
1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1
gstreamer-plugins-good
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.16.3-lp152.2.6.1
1.16.3-lp152.2.6.1
gstreamer-plugins-good
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.16.3-3.6.1
1.16.3-3.6.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2021-3497 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gstreamer, published April 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in gst-plugins-good 1.18.4-r0.

References

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