SB2017042835 - Out-of-bounds read in gst-plugins-good (Alpine package) 



SB2017042835 - Out-of-bounds read in gst-plugins-good (Alpine package)

Published: April 28, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017042835
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5840)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c in gst-plugins-good. A remote attacker can create vectors involving the current stts index, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.