CVE-2023-44429
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
- Record
CVE-2023-44429- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48769
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48769- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6f7w-hx2c-cxpj
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This...
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
- Record
GHSA-6f7w-hx2c-cxpj- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
- Record
CVE-2023-44429- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
- Record
CVE-2023-44429- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-44429
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44429- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2023:7791
Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
- Record
RHSA-2023:7791- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:7792
Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
- Record
RHSA-2023:7792- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:7873
Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
- Record
RHSA-2023:7873- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-44429
GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AV1 encoded video files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22226.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44429- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2023:7791 No score
Important: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package contains a collection of plug-ins for GStreamer.
Security Fix(es):
- gstreamer: AV1 codec parser heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2023-44429)
- gstreamer: MXF demuxer use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2023-44446)
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.
- Record
ALSA-2023:7791- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2023-0354 No score
Updated gstreamer packages fix many security vulnerabilities
Updated gstreamer packages fix many security issues (see the references below). Apart from the listed CVEs, ZDI-CAN-22300 is also fixed.
- Record
MGASA-2023-0354- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:0305-1 No score
Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad
This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues:
Adding references for already fixed vulnerability:
- CVE-2023-50186: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the AV1 codec parser (ZDI-CAN-22300, bsc#1218534, bsc#1223263)
- CVE-2023-40475: Fixed GStreamer MXF File Parsing Integer Overflow (bsc#1215792).
- CVE-2023-44446: Fixed GStreamer MXF File Parsing Use-After-Free (bsc#1217213).
- CVE-2023-44429: Fixed GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow (bsc#1217211).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:0305-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13505-1 No score
gstreamer-plugins-bad-1.22.7-5.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gstreamer-plugins-bad-1.22.7-5.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13505-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4874-1 No score
Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad
This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2023-44429: Fixed GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow (bsc#1217211).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4874-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4875-1 No score
Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad
This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2023-44429: Fixed GStreamer AV1 Codec Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow (bsc#1217211).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4875-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6526-1 No score
gst-plugins-bad1.0 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GStreamer Bad Plugins incorrectly handled certain media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer Bad Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-6526-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeAlmaLinux:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develAlmaLinux:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:12 |
before 1.22.0-4+deb12u3, plus listed versions 1.22.0-41.22.0-4+deb12u11.22.0-4+deb12u2 |
1.22.0-4+deb12u3 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:13 |
before 1.22.7-1 | 1.22.7-1 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:14 |
before 1.22.7-1 | 1.22.7-1 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:11 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.18.4-3+deb11u3, plus listed versions 1.18.4-31.18.4-3+deb11u11.18.4-3+deb11u2 |
1.18.4-3+deb11u3 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.22.0-4+deb12u3, plus listed versions 1.22.0-41.22.0-4+deb12u11.22.0-4+deb12u2 |
1.22.0-4+deb12u3 |
gstreamer1.0Mageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-plugins-baseMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-omxMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gstreamer1.0-pythonMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-plugins-goodMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-plugins-badMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-plugins-uglyMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-rtsp-serverMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-vaapiMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-devtoolsMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-libavMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-moodbarMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.2.1-5.mga9 | 1.2.1-5.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-editing-servicesMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9 | 1.22.8-1.mga9 |
gstreamer1.0-plugins-badMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9.tainted | 1.22.8-1.mga9.tainted |
gstreamer1.0-plugins-uglyMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.22.8-1.mga9.tainted | 1.22.8-1.mga9.tainted |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 | 0:1.22.1-2.el9_3 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 | 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 | 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 | 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 | 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 | 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 | 0:1.18.4-7.el9_2 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 | 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 | 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 | 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 | 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsourceRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 | 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 |
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-develRed Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::crb From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 | 0:1.18.4-6.el9_0 |
gstreamer-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 |
before 1.22.0-150500.3.12.1 | 1.22.0-150500.3.12.1 |
gstreamer-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 |
before 1.22.0-150500.3.12.1 | 1.22.0-150500.3.12.1 |
gstreamer-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 |
before 1.22.0-150500.3.12.1 | 1.22.0-150500.3.12.1 |
gstreamer-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 |
before 1.20.1-150400.3.12.1 | 1.20.1-150400.3.12.1 |
gstreamer-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 |
before 1.20.1-150400.3.12.1 | 1.20.1-150400.3.12.1 |
gstreamer-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 |
before 1.20.1-150400.3.12.1 | 1.20.1-150400.3.12.1 |
gst-plugins-bad0.10Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.10.23-7ubuntu20.10.23-7.2ubuntu10.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.10.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.20.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.30.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.3+esm1 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 1.18.5-1ubuntu11.18.5-1ubuntu31.20.0-2ubuntu21.20.1-1ubuntu21.20.3-0ubuntu1 |
1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
before 1.22.4-1ubuntu2, plus listed versions 1.22.4-1ubuntu1 |
1.22.4-1ubuntu2 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 1.16.1-1ubuntu11.16.1-1ubuntu31.16.1-1ubuntu41.16.1-1ubuntu51.16.1-1ubuntu6 Show 6 moreShow less1.16.1-1ubuntu81.16.2-1ubuntu11.16.2-1ubuntu21.16.2-2ubuntu11.16.2-2.1ubuntu11.16.3-0ubuntu1 |
1.16.3-0ubuntu1.1 |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 1.18.5-1ubuntu11.18.5-1ubuntu31.20.0-2ubuntu21.20.1-1ubuntu21.20.3-0ubuntu1 |
1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1 |
gstreamer-plugins-badopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.22.0-lp155.3.10.1 | 1.22.0-lp155.3.10.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-44429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Gstreamer, published November 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.22.0-4+deb12u3.
References
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1648
gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2023-0009.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44429
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6f7w-hx2c-cxpj
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7791
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bugzilla.redhat.com/2250247
errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-7791.html
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-44429
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0354.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32071
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2023/rhsa-2023_7791.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44429
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234874-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1217211
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44429
gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/5634
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/73CSYYN6KCRAUIBATMXYYKQT4I5PVKDJ