CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5838

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string function in GStreamer before version 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed datetime string, leading to an out-of-bounds heap read.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of applications using GStreamer, potentially causing service outages.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update GStreamer to version 1.10.3 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS