# CVE-2017-5848: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via invalid memory read in GStreamer's MPEG demuxer PSM parsing.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5848, GHSA-wccf-r8h3-9jc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5848

## What is CVE-2017-5848?

CVE-2017-5848 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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_ps_demux_parse_psm function in gst/mpegdemux/gstmpegdemux.c in gst-plugins-bad in GStreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via vectors involving PSM parsing.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5848?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Gstreamer Gstreamer, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5848?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-5848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5848 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5848 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5848/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5848
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5848
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5848

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5848/
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