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CVE-2026-12891

Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer1-plugins-bad: global buffer overflow (oob read) in h.266/vvc vui parameter parser

4.3 MediumFix available

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.

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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Up 0.1 points since Jun 24, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer1-plugins-bad: global buffer overflow (oob read) in h.266/vvc vui parameter parser

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.

Record
CVE-2026-12891
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-38606 4.3

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.

Record
EUVD-2026-38606
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9j3r-2vv4-g5x8 4.3

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC...

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.

Record
GHSA-9j3r-2vv4-g5x8
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.3

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.

Record
CVE-2026-12891
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-12891 4.3

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12891
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-12891 4.3

A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12891
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21370-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad

This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2026-12891: unchecked aspect_ratio_idc value used as an array index in the H.266 parser could cause a global out- of-bounds read (bsc#1268872).
  • CVE-2026-12892: 1-byte heap out-of-bounds read in H.264 NAL extension slice parser (bsc#1268971).
  • CVE-2026-14935: webrtcbin accepts remote SDP without a=fingerprint due to inverted presence check (bsc#1271051).
  • CVE-2026-52720: invalid check of total area instead of individual dimensions could trigger a heap out-of-bounds write (bsc#1268406).
  • CVE-2026-52721: crafted PCAP records during IPv4 or TCP header parsing could cause an out-of-bounds read (bsc#1268408).
  • CVE-2026-52722: crafted VMnc stream with large cursor dimensions can overflow signed integer (bsc#1268410).
  • CVE-2026-53701: multi-slice-in-tile partitions without slice index bounds checks could trigger an out-of-bounds write (bsc#1268172).
  • CVE-2026-53702: incorrect loop bound during H.265 SEI message parsing could result in a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1268168).
  • CVE-2026-59692: unvalidated peer certificate Subject DN printed during a DTLS handshake could cause a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1271168).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21370-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:22752-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad

This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2026-12891: unchecked aspect_ratio_idc value used as an array index in the H.266 parser could cause a global out- of-bounds read (bsc#1268872).
  • CVE-2026-12892: 1-byte heap out-of-bounds read in H.264 NAL extension slice parser (bsc#1268971).
  • CVE-2026-14935: webrtcbin accepts remote SDP without a=fingerprint due to inverted presence check (bsc#1271051).
  • CVE-2026-52720: invalid check of total area instead of individual dimensions could trigger a heap out-of-bounds write (bsc#1268406).
  • CVE-2026-52721: crafted PCAP records during IPv4 or TCP header parsing could cause an out-of-bounds read (bsc#1268408).
  • CVE-2026-52722: crafted VMnc stream with large cursor dimensions can overflow signed integer (bsc#1268410).
  • CVE-2026-53701: multi-slice-in-tile partitions without slice index bounds checks could trigger an out-of-bounds write (bsc#1268172).
  • CVE-2026-53702: incorrect loop bound during H.265 SEI message parsing could result in a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1268168).
  • CVE-2026-59692: unvalidated peer certificate Subject DN printed during a DTLS handshake could cause a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1271168).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:22752-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:22817-1 No score

Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad

This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2026-12891: unchecked aspect_ratio_idc value used as an array index in the H.266 parser could cause a global out- of-bounds read (bsc#1268872).
  • CVE-2026-12892: 1-byte heap out-of-bounds read in H.264 NAL extension slice parser (bsc#1268971).
  • CVE-2026-14935: webrtcbin accepts remote SDP without a=fingerprint due to inverted presence check (bsc#1271051).
  • CVE-2026-52720: invalid check of total area instead of individual dimensions could trigger a heap out-of-bounds write (bsc#1268406).
  • CVE-2026-52721: crafted PCAP records during IPv4 or TCP header parsing could cause an out-of-bounds read (bsc#1268408).
  • CVE-2026-52722: crafted VMnc stream with large cursor dimensions can overflow signed integer (bsc#1268410).
  • CVE-2026-53701: multi-slice-in-tile partitions without slice index bounds checks could trigger an out-of-bounds write (bsc#1268172).
  • CVE-2026-53702: incorrect loop bound during H.265 SEI message parsing could result in a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1268168).
  • CVE-2026-59692: unvalidated peer certificate Subject DN printed during a DTLS handshake could cause a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1271168).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:22817-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Debian:13
before 1.26.2-3+deb13u3, plus listed versions
1.26.2-31.26.2-3+deb13u11.26.2-3+deb13u2
1.26.2-3+deb13u3
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Debian:14
before 1.28.5-1, plus listed versions
1.26.10-11.26.10-21.26.2-31.26.3-11.26.4-1
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1.26.5-11.26.5-21.26.6-11.26.6-21.26.6-31.26.6-41.26.6-51.26.7-11.26.7-21.26.8-11.26.9-11.27.1-11.27.2-11.27.50-11.27.90-11.27.90-21.27.90-31.28.0-11.28.1-11.28.1-21.28.1-31.28.2-11.28.2-21.28.3-11.28.4-1
1.28.5-1
gstreamer-plugins-bad
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.2
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 1.26.7-160000.3.1
1.26.7-160000.3.1
gstreamer-plugins-bad
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 1.26.7-160000.3.1
1.26.7-160000.3.1
gstreamer-plugins-bad
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 1.26.7-160000.3.1
1.26.7-160000.3.1
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Ubuntu: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
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1.2.2-1ubuntu41.2.3-1ubuntu11.2.3-1ubuntu21.2.4-1~ubuntu11.2.4-1~ubuntu1.11.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1+esm1
None known
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Ubuntu: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
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1.7.1-1ubuntu41.7.2-1ubuntu11.7.90-1ubuntu21.7.91-1ubuntu11.8.0-1ubuntu11.8.1-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.11.8.2-1ubuntu0.21.8.3-1ubuntu0.21.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm11.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
None known
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Ubuntu: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
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1.13.1-1ubuntu11.13.91-1ubuntu11.14.0-1ubuntu11.14.1-1ubuntu1~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-bad1.0
Ubuntu: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
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1.16.1-1ubuntu81.16.2-1ubuntu11.16.2-1ubuntu21.16.2-2ubuntu11.16.2-2.1ubuntu11.16.3-0ubuntu11.16.3-0ubuntu1.11.16.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm11.16.3-0ubuntu1.1+esm2
None known
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Ubuntu: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
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Ubuntu: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 less
1.24.0-1ubuntu41.24.2-1ubuntu41.24.2-1ubuntu4+esm11.24.2-1ubuntu4+esm2
None known
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1.26.0-1ubuntu21.26.2-1ubuntu11.26.3-1ubuntu11.26.4-1ubuntu11.26.5-1ubuntu2
None known
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Ubuntu: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-bad1.0
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.26.5-1ubuntu21.27.2-1ubuntu11.27.90-1ubuntu21.28.0-1ubuntu21.28.1-2ubuntu2
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1.28.1-2ubuntu31.28.2-1ubuntu11.28.2-1ubuntu1.11.28.2-1ubuntu1.2
None known
gstreamer-plugins-bad
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 1.26.7-160000.3.1
1.26.7-160000.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affectedCVE List, NVD
factsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2026-12891 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gstreamer, published June 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.26.2-3+deb13u3.

References

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