CVE-2017-5843 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted stream tags in GStreamer due to use-after-free vulnerabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5843?
CVE-2017-5843 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Gstreamer Gstreamer, published on 9 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) gst_mini_object_unref, (2) gst_tag_list_unref, and (3) gst_mxf_demux_update_essence_tracks functions in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving stream tags, as demonstrated by 02785736.mxf.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gstreamer Gstreamer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5843?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-5843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5843, GHSA-xqgw-4rjf-hj4w, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5843.