CVE-2026-100231
Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: heap out-of-bounds write in asfmux due to incorrect utf-16 size calculation for non-bmp characters
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing string metadata tags containing Unicode characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (such as emoji) to an ASF container, the plugin incorrectly calculates the buffer size needed for the UTF-16LE representation. The size calculation assumes each Unicode code point requires 2 bytes, but non-BMP characters require 4 bytes (surrogate pairs). This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when the actual UTF-16LE conversion is written into the undersized buffer. An attacker could exploit this by providing media with crafted metadata tags to an application that transcodes or remuxes to ASF format while preserving metadata, potentially causing a denial of service or limited memory corruption.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: heap out-of-bounds write in asfmux due to incorrect utf-16 size calculation for non-bmp characters
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing string metadata tags containing Unicode characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (such as emoji) to an ASF container, the plugin incorrectly calculates the buffer size needed for the UTF-16LE representation. The size calculation assumes each Unicode code point requires 2 bytes, but non-BMP characters require 4 bytes (surrogate pairs). This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when the actual UTF-16LE conversion is written into the undersized buffer. An attacker could exploit this by providing media with crafted metadata tags to an application that transcodes or remuxes to ASF format while preserving metadata, potentially causing a denial of service or limited memory corruption.
- Record
CVE-2026-100231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-100953
6.1
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing string metadata tags containing Unicode characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (such as emoji) to an ASF container, the plugin incorrectly calculates the buffer size needed for the UTF-16LE representation. The size calculation assumes each Unicode code point requires 2 bytes, but non-BMP characters require 4 bytes (surrogate pairs). This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when the actual UTF-16LE conversion is written into the undersized buffer. An attacker could exploit this by providing media with crafted metadata tags to an application that transcodes or remuxes to ASF format while preserving metadata, potentially causing a denial of service or limited memory corruption.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100953- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxfv-rjq3-mg7m
6.1
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing...
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing string metadata tags containing Unicode characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (such as emoji) to an ASF container, the plugin incorrectly calculates the buffer size needed for the UTF-16LE representation. The size calculation assumes each Unicode code point requires 2 bytes, but non-BMP characters require 4 bytes (surrogate pairs). This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when the actual UTF-16LE conversion is written into the undersized buffer. An attacker could exploit this by providing media with crafted metadata tags to an application that transcodes or remuxes to ASF format while preserving metadata, potentially causing a denial of service or limited memory corruption.
- Record
GHSA-qxfv-rjq3-mg7m- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing string metadata tags containing Unicode characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (such as emoji) to an ASF container, the plugin incorrectly calculates the buffer size needed for the UTF-16LE representation. The size calculation assumes each Unicode code point requires 2 bytes, but non-BMP characters require 4 bytes (surrogate pairs). This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when the actual UTF-16LE conversion is written into the undersized buffer. An attacker could exploit this by providing media with crafted metadata tags to an application that transcodes or remuxes to ASF format while preserving metadata, potentially causing a denial of service or limited memory corruption.
- Record
CVE-2026-100231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-100231
6.1
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing string metadata tags containing Unicode characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (such as emoji) to an ASF container, the plugin incorrectly calculates the buffer size needed for the UTF-16LE representation. The size calculation assumes each Unicode code point requires 2 bytes, but non-BMP characters require 4 bytes (surrogate pairs). This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when the actual UTF-16LE conversion is written into the undersized buffer. An attacker could exploit this by providing media with crafted metadata tags to an application that transcodes or remuxes to ASF format while preserving metadata, potentially causing a denial of service or limited memory corruption.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-100231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-100231
6.1
A flaw was found in the GStreamer multimedia framework's ASF muxer plugin (asfmux). When writing string metadata tags containing Unicode characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (such as emoji) to an ASF container, the plugin incorrectly calculates the buffer size needed for the UTF-16LE representation. The size calculation assumes each Unicode code point requires 2 bytes, but non-BMP characters require 4 bytes (surrogate pairs). This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when the actual UTF-16LE conversion is written into the undersized buffer. An attacker could exploit this by providing media with crafted metadata tags to an application that transcodes or remuxes to ASF format while preserving metadata, potentially causing a denial of service or limited memory corruption.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-100231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22.0-41.22.0-4+deb12u11.22.0-4+deb12u21.22.0-4+deb12u31.22.0-4+deb12u4 Show 45 moreShow less1.22.0-4+deb12u51.22.0-4+deb12u61.22.0-4+deb12u71.22.0-4+deb12u81.22.1-11.22.10-11.22.3-11.22.3-21.22.4-11.22.7-11.22.8-11.22.9-11.22.9-21.23.1-11.23.2-11.23.90-11.24.0-11.24.1-11.24.1-21.24.1-31.24.1-41.24.10-11.24.10-21.24.10-2+hurd.11.24.10-31.24.11-11.24.11-21.24.11-31.24.12-11.24.12-21.24.12-31.24.2-11.24.2-21.24.2-31.24.2-41.24.3-11.24.4-11.24.4-21.24.5-11.24.6-11.24.7-11.24.8-11.24.8-21.24.9-11.25.1-1 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.26.10-11.26.10-21.26.2-31.26.2-3+deb13u11.26.2-3+deb13u2 Show 37 moreShow less1.26.2-3+deb13u31.26.3-11.26.4-11.26.5-11.26.5-21.26.6-11.26.6-21.26.6-31.26.6-41.26.6-51.26.7-11.26.7-21.26.8-11.26.9-11.27.1-11.27.2-11.27.50-11.27.90-11.27.90-21.27.90-31.28.0-11.28.1-11.28.1-21.28.1-31.28.2-11.28.2-21.28.3-11.28.4-11.28.5-11.28.5-21.28.6-11.28.7-11.28.7-21.28.8-11.29.1-11.29.2-11.29.2-2 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Debian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.26.10-11.26.10-21.26.2-31.26.3-11.26.4-1 Show 34 moreShow less1.26.5-11.26.5-21.26.6-11.26.6-21.26.6-31.26.6-41.26.6-51.26.7-11.26.7-21.26.8-11.26.9-11.27.1-11.27.2-11.27.50-11.27.90-11.27.90-21.27.90-31.28.0-11.28.1-11.28.1-21.28.1-31.28.2-11.28.2-21.28.3-11.28.4-11.28.5-11.28.5-21.28.6-11.28.7-11.28.7-21.28.8-11.29.1-11.29.2-11.29.2-2 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.0-3ubuntu51.2.1-1ubuntu11.2.1-1ubuntu21.2.2-1ubuntu11.2.2-1ubuntu2 Show 6 moreShow less1.2.2-1ubuntu41.2.3-1ubuntu11.2.3-1ubuntu21.2.4-1~ubuntu11.2.4-1~ubuntu1.11.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1+esm1 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.0-1ubuntu11.6.1-1ubuntu11.6.2-1ubuntu11.7.1-1ubuntu11.7.1-1ubuntu3 Show 11 moreShow less1.7.1-1ubuntu41.7.2-1ubuntu11.7.90-1ubuntu21.7.91-1ubuntu11.8.0-1ubuntu11.8.1-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.21.8.3-1ubuntu0.21.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm11.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm2 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.3-1ubuntu11.12.3-1ubuntu21.12.3-2ubuntu11.12.4-2ubuntu11.12.4-2ubuntu2 Show 8 moreShow less1.13.1-1ubuntu11.13.91-1ubuntu11.14.0-1ubuntu11.14.1-1ubuntu1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.4-1ubuntu1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.11.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm11.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm2 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.16.1-1ubuntu11.16.1-1ubuntu31.16.1-1ubuntu41.16.1-1ubuntu51.16.1-1ubuntu6 Show 9 moreShow less1.16.1-1ubuntu81.16.2-1ubuntu11.16.2-1ubuntu21.16.2-2ubuntu11.16.2-2.1ubuntu11.16.3-0ubuntu11.16.3-0ubuntu1.11.16.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm11.16.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm2 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.18.5-1ubuntu11.18.5-1ubuntu31.20.0-2ubuntu21.20.1-1ubuntu21.20.3-0ubuntu11.20.3-0ubuntu1.11.20.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm21.20.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm3 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22.4-1ubuntu11.22.4-1ubuntu21.22.4-1ubuntu41.22.9-2ubuntu11.24.0-1ubuntu3 Show 4 moreShow less1.24.0-1ubuntu41.24.2-1ubuntu41.24.2-1ubuntu4+esm11.24.2-1ubuntu4+esm2 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.28.2-1ubuntu11.28.2-1ubuntu21.28.4-1ubuntu11.28.4-1ubuntu21.28.6-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
gst-plugins-bad1.0Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.26.5-1ubuntu21.27.2-1ubuntu11.27.90-1ubuntu21.28.0-1ubuntu21.28.1-2ubuntu2 Show 4 moreShow less1.28.1-2ubuntu31.28.2-1ubuntu11.28.2-1ubuntu1.11.28.2-1ubuntu1.2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-100231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published October 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
Left out here: 49 versions. The JSON record has them.