SB2017042837 - Out-of-bounds read in gst-plugins-good (Alpine package)
Published: April 28, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042837
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-2017-5841)
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
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3571afbf18131cb6b65d4853100186bd34843820
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=126b7fb34316979070ba2441c8ea4cb401bf3621
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=65a9c6cbf0d7b61eb2ac4941fc9e20ed1316638e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=05b1347bb9070f0dbeb6d7625a91d2b22ac35eaf