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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-5842 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (gstreamer1-plugins-base) | RHSA-2017:2060 | 2017-08-01 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer-plugins-base | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gstreamer-plugins-base | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gstreamer-plugins-base | Not affected |
| RHEV Manager 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Not affected |
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