CVE-2026-59692

Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: dtls certificate subject dn stack buffer overflow in openssl_verify_callback

Published Jul 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A stack buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's DTLS plugin. During a DTLS handshake, the peer certificate Subject Distinguished Name is printed into a fixed-size 2048-byte stack buffer without bounds checking. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a certificate with an oversized Subject DN that exceeds the buffer, causing a stack buffer overflow and process crash, resulting in denial of service.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

There is no complete mitigation for this vulnerability. The following measures can reduce risk: 1. If WebRTC/DTLS functionality is not required, remove the DTLS plugin shared object from the GStreamer plugins directory (typically /usr/lib64/gstreamer-1.0/libgstdtls.so). 2. Restrict network access to WebRTC/DTLS endpoints to trusted peers only via firewall rules. 3. Deploy GStreamer WebRTC services behind a reverse proxy or media server that validates DTLS certificates before forwarding.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4839-1 gst-plugins-bad1.0 security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Gstreamer: gstreamer: dtls certificate subject dn stack buffer overflow in openssl_verify_callback Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: dtls certificate subject dn stack buffer overflow in openssl_verify_callback
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
Redhat rhel Tus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gstreamer
Gstreamer gstreamer
Vendors & Products Gstreamer
Gstreamer gstreamer
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A stack buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's DTLS plugin. During a DTLS handshake, the peer certificate Subject Distinguished Name is printed into a fixed-size 2048-byte stack buffer without bounds checking. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a certificate with an oversized Subject DN that exceeds the buffer, causing a stack buffer overflow and process crash, resulting in denial of service.
Title Gstreamer: gstreamer: dtls certificate subject dn stack buffer overflow in openssl_verify_callback
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-121
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 11:09 PM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2026, 1:40 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jul 9, 2026, 11:16 AM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 11:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 8, 2026, 12:00 AM