CVE-2024-40897

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in orcparse.c of ORC versions prior to 0.4.39. If a developer is tricked to process a specially crafted file with the affected ORC compiler, an arbitrary code may be executed on the developer's build environment. This may lead to compromise of developer machines or CI build environments.

Affected products

GStreamer ORC: before 0.4.39 — fixed in 0.4.39

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GStreamer ORC 0.4.39. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/26/1
https://github.com/GStreamer/orc
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/orc.html
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN02030803/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/26/1
https://github.com/GStreamer/orc
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/orc.html
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN02030803/

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