SB2017020915 - Out-of-bounds read in GStreamer gst-plugins-bad1

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SB2017020915 - Out-of-bounds read in GStreamer gst-plugins-bad1

Published: February 9, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017020915
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5841)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the gst_avi_demux_parse_ncdt function in gst/avi/gstavidemux.c in gst-plugins-good. A remote attacker can create vectors involving ncdt tags, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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