CVE-2017-5842
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-5842
To remediate CVE-2017-5842, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/gst-plugins-base1—upgrade to 1.8.3-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.10.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-5842 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.8.3-r0
- from 0, < 1.10.3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |