CVE-2017-5842 in GStreamer

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.

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• Reservation: 02/01/2017
• Disclosure: 02/09/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-96774
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-787 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.4
• EPSS: 0.00795
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5842
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5842
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-5842/