CVE-2026-125712
Description
A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-base RTCP SDES packet parser. A remote sender able to reach an active media session can supply a malformed SDES entry whose declared length exceeds the received packet. Missing bounds validation can cause the receiver to read beyond the packet buffer, potentially crashing the application or exposing a limited amount of process memory.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated Important because unauthenticated RTCP data in an active media session can trigger an out-of-bounds read that may crash the receiving application or expose a limited amount of process memory. Based on current product manifest versions, Fedora 43, RHEL 7 ELS, supported RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 streams, and RHEL 10.0 through 10.3 are affected. The RHEL 6 ELS package is outside its inclusion list. Fedora 44 and Rawhide, RHEL 10.4, and RHIVOS 2.1 and 2.1-core ship versions containing the upstream fix and are not affected.
Mitigation
There is no complete mitigation while RTCP processing remains exposed. If RTP/RTCP is not needed, disable the affected RTP session handling elements. Otherwise, restrict the negotiated RTCP port to trusted peers with network controls. These measures reduce exposure but do not correct the parser flaw.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Info alert:Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.2 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Red Hat CVSS v3 Score Explanation
AV:N: crafted RTCP packets can reach an active network packet parser. AC:L: malformed SDES items and lengths are sufficient; no race is described. PR:N: sending RTCP data requires no application account. UI:N: parsing occurs when packets arrive during an active media session. S:U: effects remain in the receiving process. C:L: the advisory says limited process-memory disclosure is possible. I:N: no integrity impact is established. A:H: the out-of-bounds read can crash the receiver.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Memory
An attacker could get secret values such as cryptographic keys, PII, memory addresses, or other information that could be used in additional attacks.
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
Out-of-bounds memory could contain memory addresses or other information that can be used to bypass ASLR and other protection mechanisms in order to improve the reliability of exploiting a separate weakness for code execution.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
An attacker could cause a segmentation fault or crash by causing memory to be read outside of the bounds of the buffer. This is especially likely when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string.
Other
Technical Impact: Varies by Context
The read operation could produce other undefined or unexpected results.
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