Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-5838
The gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string function in gst/gstdatetime.c in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a malformed datetime string.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5838
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.95%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 81 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-5838
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
[email protected] |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-5838
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-5838
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3822
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777263
Issue Tracking
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
Products affected by CVE-2017-5838
- cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer_project:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*