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CVE-2022-1925

7.8 · HIGH

DOS / potential heap overwrite in mkv demuxing using HEADERSTRIP decompression.

Published Jul 19, 2022CWE-122EPSS 0.46%

Overview

CVE-2022-1925 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 19, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

DOS / potential heap overwrite in mkv demuxing using HEADERSTRIP decompression. Integer overflow in matroskaparse element in gst_matroska_decompress_data function which causes a heap overflow. Due to restrictions on chunk sizes in the matroskademux element, the overflow can't be triggered, however the matroskaparse element has no size checks.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/1225Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00001.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5204Refgitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/1225Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00001.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5204

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1925?

CVE-2022-1925 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 19, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-1925?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-1925?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-1925?

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