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CVE-2022-2122
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2022-07-19 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-122
Description
DOS / potential heap overwrite in qtdemux using zlib decompression. Integer overflow in qtdemux element in qtdemux_inflate function which causes a segfault, or could cause a heap overwrite, depending on libc and OS. Depending on the libc used, and the underlying OS capabilities, it could be just a segfault or a heap overwrite.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 10.0, 11.0
- GStreamer: before 1.20.3 — fixed in 1.20.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: GStreamer 1.20.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/1225
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00001.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5204
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/1225
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00001.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5204
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