CVE-2017-5845 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted AVI file in GStreamer, requiring an upgrade to the library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5845?
CVE-2017-5845 is a high-severity denial of service 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
The gst_avi_demux_parse_ncdt function in gst/avi/gstavidemux.c in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a ncdt sub-tag that "goes behind" the surrounding tag.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5845?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gstreamer Gstreamer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5845?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-5845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-2017-5845, CLEANSTART-2026-SI50650, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5845, GHSA-rvx6-588f-ggm9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5845.