CVE-2017-5842
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Out-of-bounds write
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9Patch
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777502
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10