Out-of-bounds Read Affecting gst-plugins-ugly1.0 package, versions <1.10.3-1
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- published10 Aug 2026
- disclosed9 Feb 2017
Introduced: 9 Feb 2017
CVE-2017-5846 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest gst-plugins-ugly1.0 to version 1.10.3-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gst-plugins-ugly1.0 package and not the gst-plugins-ugly1.0 package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
The gst_asf_demux_process_ext_stream_props function in gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c in gst-plugins-ugly in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via vectors related to the number of languages in a video file.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-5846
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3821
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777937
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00030.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10