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CVE-2024-47540: gstreamer · Use of Uninitialized Variable

Affects gstreamerSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High : upgrade to 1.24.10 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 4.08.6
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.24.10
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade gstreamer to 1.24.10.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
gstreamer gstreamerAffected
  • <1.24.10
Fixed in
  • 1.24.10

AI-suggested

Upgrade GStreamer to version 1.24.10 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated by the vendor advisory. Applying the official fix fully addresses the issue.

Description

CVE-2024-47540 is a high-severity vulnerability in GStreamer, a media-handling library. It involves an uninitialized stack variable in the gst_matroska_demux_add_wvpk_header function. When a certain size condition is met, an uninitialized variable is used in a buffer unmap operation, leading to a function pointer hijack. This flaw could allow an attacker to hijack execution flow and potentially execute arbitrary code. The issue is fixed in GStreamer version 1.24.10.

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