CVE-2024-47606
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in GStreamer's qtdemux component allows integer underflow leading to heap corruption and arbitrary code execution. Attackers can exploit it by tricking users into opening malicious media files. Any application using vulnerable GStreamer versions is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- GStreamer
- Applications using GStreamer library
📦 What is this software?
Gstreamer by Gstreamer Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full remote code execution with the privileges of the application using GStreamer, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
Likely Case
Application crash (denial of service) or limited code execution depending on exploit reliability and memory layout.
If Mitigated
No impact if patched or if vulnerable component is not used for processing untrusted media files.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction to open malicious media file. No public exploit code available at time of analysis.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.24.10
Vendor Advisory: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2024-0014.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update GStreamer to version 1.24.10 or later. 2. For Linux distributions, use package manager: 'sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade gstreamer1.0' (Debian/Ubuntu) or 'sudo yum update gstreamer' (RHEL/CentOS). 3. Restart applications using GStreamer.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable qtdemux plugin
linuxRemove or disable the vulnerable qtdemux component to prevent exploitation
gst-inspect-1.0 --plugin-filters | grep qtdemux
mv /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstqtdemux.so /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstqtdemux.so.disabled
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict media file processing to trusted sources only
- Implement application sandboxing to limit potential damage from exploitation
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check GStreamer version: 'gst-inspect-1.0 --version' and verify if below 1.24.10Check Version:
gst-inspect-1.0 --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 1.24.10 or higher: 'gst-inspect-1.0 --version | grep -E "1\.24\.(10|[1-9][0-9])"📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes when processing media files
- Memory corruption errors in system logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections from media processing applications
SIEM Query:
source="application_logs" AND ("segmentation fault" OR "heap corruption" OR "qtdemux")🔗 References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/8032.patch
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2024-0014.html
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-166_Gstreamer/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00035.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0003/
