SB2017020316 - Arch Linux update for gstreamer
Published: February 3, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020316
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5838)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string() function in gst/gstdatetime.c. A remote attacker can pass a malformed datetime string to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.