CVE-2026-3085 | GStreamer rtpqdm2depay Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

GStreamer rtpqdm2depay Heap-based Buffer 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 processing of X-QDM RTP payloads. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28851.

Published: 2026-03-16 Last update: 2026-03-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-3085 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-3085

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-14 0.25%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-3085

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-3085

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-3085

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2026-3085: 1 source package rows (gstreamer); 29 state rows across 6 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, 3.23-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 29. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-3085
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-3085 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gst-plugins-good1.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-3085
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3085
suse high CVE-2026-3085 severity important: SUSE including 15 source package names (gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-6.el8_10, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.22.12-5.el9_7, …), 15 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 9): Fixed 15. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3085/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-3085 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gst-plugins-good1.0), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, upstream, xenial): released 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-3085

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-3085

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gstreamer gstreamer < 1.28.1 cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-3085

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