CVE-2017-5839 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in GStreamer versions prior to 1.10.3, specifically within the gst_riff_create_audio_caps function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a stack overflow and crash by providing crafted input involving nested WAVEFORMATEX structures. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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