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    CVE-2017-5839

    The gst_riff_create_audio_caps function in gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and crash) via vectors involving nested WAVEFORMATEX.

    Published:Jan 15, 2016
    Last Modified:Mar 17, 2026
    EPS:Feb 9, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.03036
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gstreamer
    Product
    Gstreamer
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-230 Serialized Data with Nested Payloads
    CAPEC-231 Oversized Serialized Data Payloads

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