Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's librfb (RFB/VNC client). The rectangle bounds check incorrectly validates area rather than individual dimensions, allowing a malicious VNC server to send a rectangle that extends beyond the framebuffer. A remote attacker could set up a malicious VNC server and trick a user into connecting, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write that could lead to code execution or a crash.
Published: 2026-06-15
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gstreamer Project
Gstreamer Project gstreamer Plugin
Vendors & Products Gstreamer Project
Gstreamer Project gstreamer Plugin

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
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Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's librfb (RFB/VNC client). The rectangle bounds check incorrectly validates area rather than individual dimensions, allowing a malicious VNC server to send a rectangle that extends beyond the framebuffer. A remote attacker could set up a malicious VNC server and trick a user into connecting, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write that could lead to code execution or a crash.
Title Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: heap buffer overflow via crafted vnc server rectangle in librfb
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Gstreamer Project Gstreamer Plugin
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-15T19:56:22.065Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T11:07:26.008Z

Link: CVE-2026-52720

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T19:56:06.041Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-06-15T20:16:32.580

Modified: 2026-06-15T21:09:52.020

Link: CVE-2026-52720

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-52720 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T09:45:46Z

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