Vulnerability identifier: #VU32105
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
gst-plugins-bad1
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: GStreamer
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The gst_riff_create_audio_caps function in gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and crash) via vectors involving nested WAVEFORMATEX.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
gst-plugins-bad1: 1.0.2 - 1.10.4
External links
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819
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=777265
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
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.