Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-47607 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package gst-plugins-base0.10. The fix is available in version 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.2; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47607 is classified as CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow. An oversized write to a stack buffer overwrites saved state such as return addresses, which can redirect execution.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47607 is recorded against 2 packages.
- gst-plugins-base0.10
- gst-plugins-base1.0 (fixed in 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.2)
Timeline and source
Published on 12 December 2024 and last revised on 20 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
gstreamer.freedesktop.org (Report)
securitylab.github.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
gst-plugins-base0.10 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow) in other software:
