CVE-2017-5848

HIGH 7.5CVE-2017-5848 · Published 09/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-5848 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting gstreamer (gstreamer).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.4%, higher than 91.4% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.11.2 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
gstreamer gstreamer	`< 1.11.2`	`1.11.2`

Description

The gst_ps_demux_parse_psm function in gst/mpegdemux/gstmpegdemux.c in gst-plugins-bad in GStreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via vectors involving PSM parsing.

References

debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818 · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/96001 · Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060 · Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00038.html · Mailing List
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

gstreamer

< 1.11.2

1.11.2

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