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CVE-2017-5845 (GCVE-0-2017-5845)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-09 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:11
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Summary
The gst_avi_demux_parse_ncdt function in gst/avi/gstavidemux.c in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a ncdt sub-tag that "goes behind" the surrounding tag.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-01-30 00:00
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