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CVE-2023-44446

gstreamer: MXF demuxer use-after-free vulnerability

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 13, 2023

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the MXF demuxer in GStreamer when handling certain MXF video files. This issue could allow a malicious third party to trigger a crash in the application and may allow code execution.

Statement

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.

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

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free