CVE-2017-5846

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5846
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-09 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-05-30 18:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe gst_asf_demux_process_ext_stream_props function in gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c in gst-plugins-ugly in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via vectors related to the number of languages in a video file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gstreamer Project Gstreamer All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GStreamer 1.10 release notes CONFIRM gstreamer.freedesktop.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3821-1 gst-plugins-ugly1.0 DEBIAN www.debian.org
Bug 777937 – asfdemux: invalid memory read in gst_asf_demux_process_ext_stream_props() CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking
oss-security - Re: Multiple memory access issues in gstreamer MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Multiple GStreamer Plug-ins Buffer Overflow and Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GStreamer plug-ins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201705-10) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
oss-security - Multiple memory access issues in gstreamer MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2226-1] gst-plugins-ugly0.10 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 501185 Alpine Linux Security Update for gst-plugins-ugly
  • 710553 Gentoo Linux GStreamer plug-ins User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Vulnerability (GLSA 201705-10)
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