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CVE-2017-5847

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5847 describes an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the gst_asf_demux_process_ext_content_desc function within GStreamer's gst-plugins-ugly component, affecting Debian and GStreamer installations. This flaw, rated 7.5 HIGH, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by manipulating extended content descriptors. While the attack complexity is low and requires no user interaction, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0373 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / GStreamer/gst-plugins-ugly/commit/d21017b52a585f145e8d62781bcc1c5fefc7ee37
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00030.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201705-10
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3821
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96001
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry