Use After Free Affecting gst-plugins-bad1.0 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.55% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GSTPLUGINSBAD10-399783
  • published9 Feb 2017
  • disclosed9 Feb 2017

Introduced: 9 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5843  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 gst-plugins-bad1.0.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gst-plugins-bad1.0 package and not the gst-plugins-bad1.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.