SB2017042823 - Use-after-free in gst-plugins-bad1 (Alpine package)
Published: April 28, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042823
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5843)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.