CVE-2026-59691

Public on 2026-07-09
Modified on 2026-07-10
Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's rfbsrc plugin. When a client connects to a malicious RFB/VNC server that advertises a 16bpp framebuffer and sends Hextile-encoded updates, the Hextile background fill path writes 32-bit pixel values into a buffer allocated for 16-bit pixels. This type mismatch causes an out-of-bounds heap write that can lead to denial of service (process crash) and potential memory corruption.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gstreamer-plugins-bad-free 2026-08-04 ALAS2-2026-3830 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 2026-08-04 ALAS2-2026-3833 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 2026-08-04 ALAS2023-2026-1994 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H