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CVE-2022-2122 (GCVE-0-2022-2122)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-19 19:10 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:24
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a GStreamer Affected: 1.20.3
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