Buffer overflow in Gstreamer
CVE-2017-5842
The html_context_handle_element function in gst/subparse/samiparse.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted SMI file, as demonstrated by OneNote_Manager.smi.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819 (vendor-advisory)
- 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-2017-5842?
- CVE-2017-5842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5842?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.