SB2017042824 - Out-of-bounds read in gst-plugins-bad1 (Alpine package)
Published: April 28, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042824
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-2017-5848)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The gst_ps_demux_parse_psm function in gst/mpegdemux/gstmpegdemux.c in gst-plugins-bad in GStreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via vectors involving PSM parsing.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.