UBUNTU-CVE-2026-18649 (CVE-2026-18649)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-08-06 08:16 – Updated: 2026-09-17 16:37 – Source websiteA flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-good package. The rtph264depay and rtph265depay RTP depayloader elements do not enforce a maximum size limit on the reassembly buffer used during fragmented RTP packet processing. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a continuous stream of RTP fragments without ever transmitting an end-of-fragment marker, causing the reassembly buffer to grow without bound until process memory is exhausted. This results in a denial of service through process termination.
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"details": "A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-good package. The rtph264depay and rtph265depay RTP depayloader elements do not enforce a maximum size limit on the reassembly buffer used during fragmented RTP packet processing. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a continuous stream of RTP fragments without ever transmitting an end-of-fragment marker, causing the reassembly buffer to grow without bound until process memory is exhausted. This results in a denial of service through process termination.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-18649",
"modified": "2026-09-17T16:37:25Z",
"published": "2026-08-06T08:16:00Z",
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