GStreamer up to 1.10.2 gst/gstdatetime.c gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GStreamer up to 1.10.2. This vulnerability affects the function gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string of the file gst/gstdatetime.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-5838. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GStreamer up to 1.10.2 (Multimedia Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string of the file gst/gstdatetime.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string function in gst/gstdatetime.c in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a malformed datetime string.

The bug was discovered 01/15/2017. The weakness was published 02/09/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-5838 since 02/01/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97249 (Fedora 25 : mingw-gstreamer1 (2017-c0564718ea)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236438 (Red Hat Update for GStreamer (RHSA-2017:2060)).

Upgrading to version 1.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97249) and SecurityFocus (BID 96001†). Similar entries are available at VDB-95339, VDB-96753, VDB-96754 and VDB-96769. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97249
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : mingw-gstreamer1 (2017-c0564718ea)
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OpenVAS ID: 703822
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3822-1 (gstreamer1.0 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GStreamer 1.10.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:2060
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96770

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SecurityFocus: 96001 - Multiple GStreamer Plug-ins Buffer Overflow and Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5838 - GStreamer - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2017 19:33
Updated: 03/17/2026 17:34
Changes: 02/09/2017 19:33 (77), 08/12/2020 16:58 (7), 11/12/2022 14:14 (4), 03/17/2026 17:34 (17)
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