Use After Free in Gstreamer
CVE-2017-5843
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) gst_mini_object_unref, (2) gst_tag_list_unref, and (3) gst_mxf_demux_update_essence_tracks functions in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving stream tags, as demonstrated by 02785736.mxf.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- 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)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00038.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5843?
- CVE-2017-5843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5843?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.