SB2017042842 - Out-of-bounds read in gst-plugins-ugly1 (Alpine package)
Published: April 28, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042842
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local 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-2017-5846)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The gst_asf_demux_process_ext_stream_props function in gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c in gst-plugins-ugly in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via vectors related to the number of languages in a video file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.