CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5843

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gst_mini_object_unref, gst_tag_list_unref, and gst_mxf_demux_update_essence_tracks functions in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving stream tags.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to trigger a denial of service, leading to application crashes and potential downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update GStreamer to version 1.10.3 or later to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) gst_mini_object_unref, (2) gst_tag_list_unref, and (3) gst_mxf_demux_update_essence_tracks functions in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving stream tags, as demonstrated by 02785736.mxf.

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