High severity · published Feb 9, 2017
CVE-2017-5847
The gst_asf_demux_process_ext_content_desc function in gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c in gst-plugins-ugly in GStreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
7.5
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The gst_asf_demux_process_ext_content_desc function in gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c in gst-plugins-ugly in GStreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via vectors involving extended content descriptors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
GS
Gstreamer · Gstreamer
before 1.11.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5847
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5847
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3821
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777955#c3
Patch
https://github.com/GStreamer/gst-plugins-ugly/commit/d21017b52a585f145e8d62781bcc1c5fefc7ee37
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