CVE-2026-53702 | Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: stack buffer overflow in h.265 buffering period sei parser

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the GStreamer H.265 codec parser library (gst-plugins-bad). When parsing a buffering period SEI message, the parser uses an incorrect loop bound derived from cpb_cnt_minus1[i] (the loop index) instead of the sub-layer 0 CPB count cpb_cnt_minus1[0] from the referenced Sequence Parameter Set. A crafted H.265 video file or stream can cause the parser to write beyond the bounds of stack-allocated CPB delay arrays, resulting in a crash or potential stack memory corruption.

Published: 2026-06-11 Last update: 2026-06-11 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-53702 is rated Low Risk (30.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-53702

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 2026-06-12 0.04%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-53702

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53702

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53702

GHSA-gmqw-mqj2-6j9j · Severity: medium — A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the GStreamer H.265 codec parser library (gst-plugins...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53702

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-53702 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gst-plugins-bad1.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53702
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53702
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53702/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-53702

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