Is CVE-2019-9928 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 6%.

What products does CVE-2019-9928 affect?

Tracked products affected include GStreamer. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9928?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2019-9928

Q: What is CVE-2019-9928?

CVE-2019-9928 is a high-severity software vulnerability (Out-of-bounds write) with a CVSS score of 8.8. GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser via a crafted response from a server, potentially allowing remote code execution.

HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · Out-of-bounds write

8.8CVSS HIGH

Summary

GStreamer before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the RTSP connection parser via a crafted response from a server, potentially allowing remote code execution.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)6%

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

GStreamer

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/Advisory
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2019-0001.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00078.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00082.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00049.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00030.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00031.htmlAdvisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/39Advisory