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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201702-4
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Severity: Critical
Date : 2017-02-03
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-5837 CVE-2017-5839 CVE-2017-5842 CVE-2017-5844
Package : gst-plugins-base-libs
Type : multiple issues
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-164
Summary
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The package gst-plugins-base-libs before version 1.10.3-1 is vulnerable
to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and denial of
service.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.10.3-1.
# pacman -Syu "gst-plugins-base-libs>=1.10.3-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 1.10.3.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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- CVE-2017-5837 (denial of service)
A floating point exception issue has been found in gstreamer before
1.10.3, in gst_riff_create_audio_caps.
- CVE-2017-5839 (denial of service)
An endless recursion issue leading to stack overflow has been found in
gstreamer before 1.10.3, in gst_riff_create_audio_caps.
- CVE-2017-5842 (arbitrary code execution)
An off-by-one write has been found in gstreamer before 1.10.3, in
html_context_handle_element.
- CVE-2017-5844 (denial of service)
A floating point exception issue has been found in gstreamer before
1.10.3, in gst_riff_create_audio_caps.
Impact
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A remote attacker can crash gstreamer or execute arbitrary code on the
affected host via a crafted file.
References
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/284
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777262
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777265
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777502
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777525
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5837
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5839
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5842
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5844
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