# Security Advisory 2025-0006 (CVE-2025-47806)

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| Summary           | Stack buffer overflow in SubRip subtitle parser|
| Date              | 2025-05-29 23:30 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-base < 1.26.2 |
| IDs               | GStreamer-SA-2025-0006<br/>CVE-2025-47806 |

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## Details

A stack buffer overflow in the SubRip subtitle parser that can cause crashes for
certain input files.

## Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger a stack buffer overflow
that can result in a crash of the application.

## Solution

The gst-plugins-base 1.26.2 release addresses the issue. People using older
branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

## References

### The GStreamer project

- [https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org)

### CVE Database Entries

- [CVE-2025-47806](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47806)

### GStreamer releases

#### 1.26 (current stable)

- [GStreamer 1.26.2 release notes](/releases/1.26/#1.26.2)
- [GStreamer Plugins Base 1.26.2](/src/gst-plugins-base/gst-plugins-base-1.26.2.tar.xz)

### Patches

- [Patch](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/9132.patch) (3-in-1)