[UPDATE] [high] GStreamer: Multiple vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in GStreamer to manipulate files and create a denial of service condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities can be exploited to manipulate files and create a denial of service condition.
- Who is affected
- Users of GStreamer who process files.
- Urgency
- High urgency due to the potential for denial of service attacks.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of GStreamer to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2022-0374
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-19200.50% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 40% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-19210.50% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 40% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-19220.45% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 37% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-19230.42% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-19240.42% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-19250.46% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 38% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-1920 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-1921 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-1922 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-1923 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-1924 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-1925 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for GStreamer
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[NEW] [medium] GStreamer: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-25
- high[NEW] [high] GStreamer: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-24
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] GStreamer: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-24
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] GStreamer: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-24
- highCVE-2026-18299: GStreamer rtpsbcdepay Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability a…nvd · 2026-08-20
- highCVE-2026-18298: GStreamer PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Thi…nvd · 2026-08-20
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