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GHSA-Q4WF-CMPG-8RHF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-03 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-03 15:32
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A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in GStreamer's RTSP support library. The vulnerability occurs while parsing an Authorization or WWW-Authenticate header that uses Digest authentication. Specially crafted whitespace placement around a parameter's terminator can cause an internal length calculation to underflow, leading to a crash of the process parsing the header. On an RTSP server this can be triggered by a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending a single malformed request when the server has authentication enabled; the same flaw can also be triggered against an RTSP client by a malicious or compromised RTSP server. Successful exploitation results in a denial of service (application crash) and has no confirmed impact on confidentiality or integrity.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-85150"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-03T13:06:21Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "details": "A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in GStreamer\u0027s RTSP support library. The vulnerability occurs while parsing an Authorization or WWW-Authenticate header that uses Digest authentication. Specially crafted whitespace placement around a parameter\u0027s terminator can cause an internal length calculation to underflow, leading to a crash of the process parsing the header. On an RTSP server this can be triggered by a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending a single malformed request when the server has authentication enabled; the same flaw can also be triggered against an RTSP client by a malicious or compromised RTSP server. Successful exploitation results in a denial of service (application crash) and has no confirmed impact on confidentiality or integrity.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4wf-cmpg-8rhf",
  "modified": "2026-09-03T15:32:18Z",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:32:18Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85150"
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527936"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-security/-/merge_requests/120"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/blob/main/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspmessage.c#L1408"
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