CVE-2014-8154

Vala: Heap-buffer overflow in vala-gstreamer bindings at Gst.MapInfo()

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

6.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · January 13, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The Gst.MapInfo function in Vala 0.26.0 and 0.26.1 uses an incorrect buffer length declaration for the Gstreamer bindings, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of vala package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow