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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-5839: ELSA-2017-2060: GStreamer security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-5839: ELSA-2017-2060: GStreamer security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/15/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/08/2017
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-clutter-gst2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-clutter-gst2-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gnome-video-effects
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-devel-docs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-gtk
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-base
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel-docs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer1-plugins-good
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer-plugins-bad-free
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer-plugins-good
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gstreamer-plugins-good-devel-docs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-orc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-orc-compiler
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-orc-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-orc-doc

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