Denial of Service Vulnerability in GStreamer by Remote Attackers
CVE-2017-5842

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gstreamer Project

Status
Gstreamer
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 February 2017

What is CVE-2017-5842?

A vulnerability exists in the html_context_handle_element function of gst/plugins-base in GStreamer prior to version 1.10.3. This weakness allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service through specially crafted SMI files. Successful exploitation can result in an out-of-bounds write, potentially leading to application crashes or other unintended behaviors, as showcased by incidents involving manipulated SMI files.

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777502
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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