CVE-2017-5842 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds write in GStreamer when processing crafted SMI files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5842?
CVE-2017-5842 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gstreamer Gstreamer, published on 9 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The html_context_handle_element function in gst/subparse/samiparse.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted SMI file, as demonstrated by OneNote_Manager.smi.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5842?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gstreamer Gstreamer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5842?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-5842 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5842 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gstreamer Gstreamer
- CVE-2026-3083 GStreamer rtpqdm2depay Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-3085 GStreamer rtpqdm2depay Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-37328 GStreamer PGS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-37329 GStreamer SRT File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-38103 GStreamer RealMedia File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-5842, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5842, GHSA-pmrq-vf7r-jxr9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5842.