CVE-2021-3522: gstreamer Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2021-3522MGASA-2021-0334SUSE-SU-2022:3907-1SUSE-SU-2022:3911-1SUSE-SU-2022:3916-1UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3522USN-4959-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3522DLA-2641-1DSA-4903-1
Published 02-06-2021Last modified 28-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-3522 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gstreamer. EPSS estimates a 5.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
5.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 02-06-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
GStreamer before 1.18.4 may perform an out-of-bounds read when handling certain ID3v2 tags.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
5.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 5.37% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score5.37%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Netapp10 products
- active_iq_unified_managerna
- e-series_santricity_os_controller≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.70.1
- e-series_santricity_storage_managerna
- e-series_santricity_web_servicesna
- hci_management_nodena
Suse9 products
- gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5< 0.10.36-18.6.1
- gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5< 0.10.36-18.6.1
- gstreamer-plugins-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 1.16.3-150200.4.6.2
- gstreamer-plugins-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3< 1.16.3-150200.4.6.2
- gstreamer-plugins-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3< 1.16.3-150200.4.6.2
Mageia4 products
- gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad< 1.16.0-1.2.mga7 | < 1.16.0-1.2.mga7.tainted
- gstreamer1.0-plugins-base< 1.16.0-2.1.mga7
- gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad< 1.18.3-1.1.mga8 | < 1.18.3-1.1.mga8.tainted
- gstreamer1.0-plugins-base< 1.18.3-1.1.mga8
Opensuse3 products
- gstreamer-plugins-base&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 1.16.3-150200.4.6.2
- gstreamer-plugins-base&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 1.16.3-150200.4.6.2
- gstreamer-plugins-base&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2< 1.16.3-150200.4.6.2
Alpine1 product
- gst-plugins-base< 1.18.4-r0
Debian1 product
- gst-plugins-base1.0< 1.18.4-2 | < 1.14.4-2+deb10u1 | < 1.10.4-1+deb9u2
Gstreamer1 product
- gstreamer< 1.18.4
Oracle1 product
- openjdk8:update301
Ubuntu1 product
- gst-plugins-base1.0< 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1 | < 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 | < 1.16.2-4ubuntu0.1
9 vendors · 31 products
