CVE-2024-44331Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Server abort via assertion-triggering RTSP sequence

Published Oct 22, 2024 · Updated Oct 23, 2024

Denial of service in GStreamer RTSP Server 1.18.0 through 1.24.8 allows remote attackers to abort an assertion-enabled server. A crafted DESCRIBE, SETUP, and PLAY sequence reaches gst_rtsp_media_get_rates in rtsp-media.c and triggers its FALSE assertion. The abort occurs only in assertion-enabled builds after streaming setup and any configured client authentication; it does not permit code execution or memory manipulation.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in GStreamer RTSP Server 1.18.0 through 1.24.8 allows remote attackers to abort an assertion-enabled server. A crafted DESCRIBE, SETUP, and PLAY sequence reaches gst_rtsp_media_get_rates in rtsp-media.c and triggers its FALSE assertion. The abort occurs only in assertion-enabled builds after streaming setup and any configured client authentication; it does not permit code execution or memory manipulation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-44331
Published
Oct 22, 2024
Updated
Oct 23, 2024
Vendor
GStreamer Project
Product
GStreamer RTSP Server
Classifications
CWE-120, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.25.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GStreamer Project · GStreamer RTSP Serverversion=1.25.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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