High severity · published May 22, 2025
CVE-2025-3887
GStreamer H265 Codec Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
GStreamer H265 Codec Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of H265 slice headers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26596.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
GS
Gstreamer · Gstreamer
1.0.0 before 1.26.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3887
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-3887
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-267/
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00017.html
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