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CVE-2017-5842 json

The html_context_handle_element function in gst/subparse/samiparse.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers…

published 2017-02-09 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14919

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The html_context_handle_element function in gst/subparse/samiparse.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted SMI file, as demonstrated by OneNote_Manager.smi.

Patch / fix

  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.10.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5842

  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5842

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  • orc RHEL 7 0.4.26-1.el7
  • gstreamer1 RHEL 7 1.10.4-2.el7
  • clutter-gst2 RHEL 7 2.0.18-1.el7
  • orc-compiler RHEL 7 0.4.26-1.el7
  • gnome-video-effects RHEL 7 0.4.3-1.el7
  • gstreamer-plugins-good RHEL 7 0.10.31-13.el7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 7 1.10.4-1.el7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 7 1.10.4-2.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:2060

  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +3 more 1.2.4-2.6.8
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +3 more 1.8.3-12.11

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1041-1SUSE-SU-2017:1039-1

  • gstreamer openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.18.5-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10826-1

  • gst-plugins-base1 Alpine 3.5, Alpine 3.4 1.8.3-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-5842

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  • gst-plugins-base-libs Arch Linux 1.10.3-1

arch linux advisories AVG-164

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-5842 updated cvss 5.5

gstreamer-plugins-base: Out-of-bounds heap read in html_context_handle_element

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-gtk 1.10.4-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.31-13.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.10.4-2.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-gtk 1.10.4-2.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-gtk 1.10.4-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2060
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gstreamer-plugins-base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gstreamer-plugins-base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gstreamer-plugins-base, gstreamer-plugins-base-tools Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 mingw-virt-viewer, mingw32-virt-viewer, mingw64-virt-viewer
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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