Out-of-bounds Read in Gstreamer
CVE-2017-5838
The gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string function in gst/gstdatetime.c in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a malformed datetime string.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3822 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5838?
- CVE-2017-5838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5838?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.