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CVE-2017-5839
Published:February 09, 2017
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (10)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777265
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5839
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5839
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Recursion
CWE-674
EPSS
Base Score:
3.04