CVE-2015-0797
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and...
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted H.264 video data in an m4v file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted H.264 video data in an m4v file.
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CVE-2015-0797- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted H.264 video data in an m4v file.
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CVE-2015-0797- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0810 No score
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted H.264 video data in an m4v file.
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EUVD-2015-0810- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvj4-9m85-jjv9 No score
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and...
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted H.264 video data in an m4v file.
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GHSA-wvj4-9m85-jjv9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0188 No score
Updated gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad packages fix security vulnerability:
Aki Helin discovered a buffer overflow in the GStreamer plugin for MP4 playback, which could lead in the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2015-0797).
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MGASA-2015-0188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10429-1 No score
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.23-22.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.23-22.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10429-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0921-1 No score
Security update for gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad was updated to fix a security issue, a buffer overflow in mp4 parsing (bnc#927559 CVE-2015-0797).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2015-0797
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0797>
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SUSE-SU-2015:0921-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0942-1 No score
Security update for gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad was updated to fix a security issue, a buffer overflow in mp4 parsing (bnc#927559 CVE-2015-0797).
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SUSE-SU-2015:0942-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0960-1 No score
Security update for MozillaFirefox
This update to Firefox 31.7.0 ESR (bsc#930622) fixes the following issues:
- MFSA 2015-46/CVE-2015-2708/CVE-2015-2709 (bmo#1120655, bmo#1143299, bmo#1151139, bmo#1152177, bmo#1111251, bmo#1117977, bmo#1128064, bmo#1135066, bmo#1143194, bmo#1146101, bmo#1149526, bmo#1153688, bmo#1155474) Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:38.0 / rv:31.7)
- MFSA 2015-47/CVE-2015-0797 (bmo#1080995) Buffer overflow parsing H.264 video with Linux Gstreamer
- MFSA 2015-48/CVE-2015-2710 (bmo#1149542) Buffer overflow with SVG content and CSS
- MFSA 2015-51/CVE-2015-2713 (bmo#1153478) Use-after-free during text processing with vertical text enabled
- MFSA 2015-54/CVE-2015-2716 (bmo#1140537) Buffer overflow when parsing compressed XML
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SUSE-SU-2015:0960-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0978-1 No score
Security update for MozillaFirefox
This update to Firefox 31.7.0 ESR fixes the following issues:
*
MFSA 2015-46 (CVE-2015-2708, CVE-2015-2709): Miscellaneous memory
safety hazards (rv:38.0 / rv:31.7). Upstream references: bmo#1120655,
bmo#1143299, bmo#1151139, bmo#1152177, bmo#1111251, bmo#1117977,
bmo#1128064, bmo#1135066, bmo#1143194, bmo#1146101, bmo#1149526,
bmo#1153688, bmo#1155474.
*
MFSA 2015-47 (CVE-2015-0797): Buffer overflow parsing H.264 video
with Linux Gstreamer. Upstream references: bmo#1080995.
*
MFSA 2015-48 (CVE-2015-2710): Buffer overflow with SVG content and
CSS. Upstream references: bmo#1149542.
*
MFSA 2015-51 (CVE-2015-2713): Use-after-free during text processing
with vertical text enabled. Upstream references: bmo#1153478.
*
MFSA 2015-54 (CVE-2015-2716): Buffer overflow when parsing compressed
XML. Upstream references: bmo#1140537.
Security Issues:
* CVE-2015-0797
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0797>
* CVE-2015-2708
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2708>
* CVE-2015-2709
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2709>
* CVE-2015-2710
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2710>
* CVE-2015-2713
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2713>
* CVE-2015-2716
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2716>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0978-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0797 No score
GStreamer before 1.4.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted H.264 video data in an m4v file.
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UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0797- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- debian linux
- gstreamer
- mozilla firefox
- mozilla thunderbird
- mozilla seamonkey
- redhat enterprise linux desktop
- redhat enterprise linux eus
- redhat enterprise linux server
- redhat enterprise linux server aus
- redhat enterprise linux server tus
- redhat enterprise linux workstation
- suse linux enterprise desktop
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Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gst-plugins-bad0.10Debian:8 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.10.23-7.4+deb8u3, plus listed versions 0.10.23-7.40.10.23-7.4+deb8u10.10.23-7.4+deb8u2 |
0.10.23-7.4+deb8u3 |
gst-plugins-bad0.10Debian:7 |
before 0.10.23-7.1+deb7u2, plus listed versions 0.10.23-7.10.10.23-7.1+deb7u1 |
0.10.23-7.1+deb7u2 |
iceweaselDebian:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-1~deb7u1, plus listed versions 10.0.12esr-110.0.12esr-1+alpha10.0.12esr-1+nmu110.0.12esr-1+nmu1+alpha11.0-1 Show 45 moreShow less11.0-211.0-311.0-411.0~b1-111.0~b1-211.0~b2-111.0~b3-111.0~b4-111.0~b5-111.0~b6-112.0-112.0-212.0-312.0-412.0-512.0-612.0-713.0-113.0.1-113.0.1-214.0.1-114.0.1-215.0-115.0.1-116.0-116.0.1-116.0.2-117.0-117.0.1-117.0.1-217.0.10esr-1~deb7u117.0.5esr-117.0.6esr-117.0.6esr-1~deb7u117.0.7esr-117.0.7esr-1~deb7u117.0.7esr-217.0.8esr-117.0.8esr-1~deb7u117.0.8esr-217.0.8esr-2~deb7u117.0.9esr-1~deb7u118.0-118.0.1-118.0.2-1 |
31.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
iceweaselDebian:8 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 31.6.0esr-131.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
31.7.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
icedoveDebian:7 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 31.7.0-1~deb7u1, plus listed versions 10.0.12-111.0-116.0.2-117.0-117.0.10-1 Show 45 moreShow less17.0.10-1+powerpcspe117.0.10-1+powerpcspe217.0.10-1~deb7u117.0.2-117.0.4-117.0.5-117.0.5-217.0.7-117.0.7-1~deb7u117.0.8-117.0.8-1~deb7u117.0.9-117.0.9-1~deb7u117.0.9-224.0-124.0~b3-224.1.1-124.2.0-124.2.0-1+alpha24.2.0-1+powerpcspe124.3.0-124.3.0-224.4.0-124.4.0-1~deb7u124.5.0-124.5.0-1~deb7u124.5.0-224.6.0-1~deb7u124.7.0-1~deb7u124.8.0-1~deb7u124.8.1-1~deb7u130.0~b1-131.0-131.0-231.0-331.0~b1-231.0~b2-131.1.2-131.2.0-131.2.0-1~deb7u131.3.0-131.3.0-1+powerpcspe131.3.0-1~deb7u131.4.0-131.4.0-1~deb7u1 |
31.7.0-1~deb7u1 |
icedoveDebian:8 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 31.7.0-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 31.6.0-131.7.0-1~deb7u1 |
31.7.0-1~deb8u1 |
gstreamer0.10-plugins-badMageia:4 |
before 0.10.23-14.1.mga4 | 0.10.23-14.1.mga4 |
gstreamer0.10-plugins-badMageia:4 |
before 0.10.23-14.1.mga4.tainted | 0.10.23-14.1.mga4.tainted |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el5_11 | 0:38.0-4.el5_11 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el5_11 | 0:38.0-4.el5_11 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el5_11 | 0:38.0-4.el5_11 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el5_11 | 0:38.0-4.el5_11 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-4.el6_6 | 0:38.0-4.el6_6 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-3.el7_1 | 0:38.0-3.el7_1 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-3.el7_1 | 0:38.0-3.el7_1 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-3.el7_1 | 0:38.0-3.el7_1 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-3.el7_1 | 0:38.0-3.el7_1 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-3.el7_1 | 0:38.0-3.el7_1 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:38.0-3.el7_1 | 0:38.0-3.el7_1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 |
before 0.10.23-17.1 | 0.10.23-17.1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 |
before 0.10.23-17.1 | 0.10.23-17.1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-badSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 |
before 0.10.23-17.1 | 0.10.23-17.1 |
MozillaFirefoxSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-34.1 | 31.7.0esr-34.1 |
MozillaFirefoxSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-34.1 | 31.7.0esr-34.1 |
MozillaFirefoxSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-34.1 | 31.7.0esr-34.1 |
MozillaFirefoxSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-34.1 | 31.7.0esr-34.1 |
gst-plugins-bad0.10Ubuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 0.10.23-7ubuntu20.10.23-7.2ubuntu1 |
0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.1 |
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-2015-0797 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Debian Linux, published April 15, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.40%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in gst-plugins-bad0.10 0.10.23-7.1+deb7u2.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html
mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird
mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-47.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-07
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1080995
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00017.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3225
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00038.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0797
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvj4-9m85-jjv9
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0188.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15713
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0988
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220597
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220600
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220601
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220605
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220607
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_0988.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0797
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0797
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2708
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2708
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2708
mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-46.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2710
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2710
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2710
mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-48.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2713
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2713
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2713
mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-51.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2716
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2716
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2716
mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4496
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253550
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4496
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4496
mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-93.html
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150921-1
bugzilla.suse.com/927559
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0797
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150942-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150960-1
bugzilla.suse.com/930622
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2708
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2709
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2710
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2713
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2716
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150978-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0797
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