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    CVE-2017-5843

    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.

    Published:Jan 19, 2017
    Last Modified:Mar 17, 2026
    EPS:Feb 9, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0713
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gstreamer
    Product
    Gstreamer
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777503
    https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00038.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777503
    https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00038.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High