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CVE-2017-5848

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
• GStreamer: before 1.11.2 — fixed in 1.11.2
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GStreamer 1.11.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777957#c3
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00038.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001

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