CVE-2017-5842 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777502 https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/1.10.3 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5