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HIGH

CVE-2024-4453

CVSS v3

7.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

1.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • gstreamer1AlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1.22.12-3.el9and 6 other packages
  • gstreamer1-plugins-baseAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1.16.1-4.el8_10and 1 other package

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-4453 Red Hat Product Security85 products fixed · 10 known affected

    gstreamer: EXIF Metadata Parsing Integer Overflow

    gstreamer as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · gstreamer-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · gstreamer-devel-docs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • RHSA-2025:18416 Red Hat Product Security38 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Automotive bug fix and enhancement update

  • RHSA-2025:7178 Red Hat Product Security21 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free, and gstreamer1-rtsp-server security update

  • RHSA-2024:9056 Red Hat Product Security26 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-base security update

Full record on NVD

Description

GStreamer EXIF Metadata Parsing Integer 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 EXIF metadata. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-23896.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-05-22
Last Modified
2026-03-17

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4453?

GStreamer EXIF Metadata Parsing Integer 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 EXIF metadata. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-23896.

Is CVE-2024-4453 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-4453 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-4453?

CVE-2024-4453 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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