Vulnerability identifier: #VU31991

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5840

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
gst-plugins-bad1
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: GStreamer

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c in gst-plugins-good. A remote attacker can create vectors involving the current stts index, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

gst-plugins-bad1: 1.0.2 - 1.10.4

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External links
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3820
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777469
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00029.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.