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CVE-2021-3522

GStreamer before 1.18.4 may perform an out-of-bounds read when handling certain ID3v2 tags.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 12 products from gstreamer, from netapp, from netapp and 9 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-06-02T15:15:07.857

Last Modified

2026-03-17T15:52:33.870

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-125
Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gstreamer	gstreamer	< 1.18.4	Yes
Application	netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	e-series_santricity_os_controller	≤ 11.70.1	Yes
Application	netapp	e-series_santricity_storage_manager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	e-series_santricity_web_services	-	Yes
Application	netapp	hci_management_node	-	Yes
Application	netapp	oncommand_insight	-	Yes
Application	netapp	oncommand_workflow_automation	-	Yes
Application	netapp	santricity_unified_manager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	snapmanager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	snapmanager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	solidfire	-	Yes
Application	oracle	openjdk	8	Yes

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954761 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-31 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0004/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954761 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-31 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0004/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gstreamer's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.