CVE-2026-119842
Published:October 30, 2026
Updated:November 04, 2026
A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-base MicroDVD subtitle parser. When processing a specially crafted subtitle file, the parser may dereference a NULL pointer, causing the application to crash when a user opens or plays media with a malformed MicroDVD (.sub) subtitle file.
Affected Packages
gst-plugins-base (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=1.8.0 <1.28.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.28.2https://github.com/GStreamer/gstreamer.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=gst-plugins-base-0.9.1 <1.28.2 || >=gst-plugins-base-1.0.0 <1.28.2 || >=1.19.3 <1.28.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.28.2Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
EPSS
Base Score:
0.33