CVE-2024-47537

A flaw was found in the GStreamer library. An integer overflow in the MP4/MOV demuxer's sample table parser can lead to out-of-bounds writes and NULL-pointer dereferences for certain input files. This vulnerability allows a malicious third party to trigger an application crash and, in the case of out-of-bounds writes, possibly allow code execution through heap manipulation.

This vulnerability marked as important severity rather than moderate due to the potential for exploitation leading to arbitrary code execution. The integer overflow during memory allocation results in a mismatch between the allocated memory size and the expected number of elements, causing an out-of-bounds write (OOB-write). Such memory corruption can lead to application crashes, data corruption, or, more critically, allow an attacker to write controlled data outside the allocated buffer. This opens the door to heap-based buffer overflows, which are commonly exploited to overwrite control structures or function pointers, enabling attackers to execute malicious code.

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 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.