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TI-2017-03781 Aliases CVE-2017-5843GHSA-xqgw-4rjf-hj4w

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) gst_mini_object_unref, (2)…

Priority LOW 39CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) gst_mini_object_unref, (2) gst_tag_list_unref, and (3) gst_mxf_demux_update_essence_tracks functions in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving stream tags, as demonstrated by 02785736.mxf.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03804 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.10.2VulnerableGStreamer
  • cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·GStreamer

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:2060 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    GStreamer security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) clutter-gst2-2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects-0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.23-23.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) clutter-gst2-devel-2.0.18-1.el7, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.23-23.el7, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.23-23.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.31-13.el7, gstreamer1-1.10.4-2.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-1.10.4-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) clutter-gst2-2.0.18-1.el7, clutter-gst2-devel-2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects-0.4.3-1.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) clutter-gst2-2.0.18-1.el7, clutter-gst2-2.0.18-1.el7.ppc, gnome-video-effects-0.4.3-1.el7 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) clutter-gst2-devel-2.0.18-1.el7, clutter-gst2-devel-2.0.18-1.el7.ppc, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.23-23.el7 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) clutter-gst2-2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects-0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.23-23.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) clutter-gst2-devel-2.0.18-1.el7, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.23-23.el7, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.23-23.el7 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2060

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5843
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqgw-4rjf-hj4w
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2025-29786 In GStreamer through 1.26.1, the isomp4 plugin's qtdemux_parse_trak function may read… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-31895 GHSL-2024-117: GStreamer has an out-of-bounds write in Ogg demuxer CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-31893 GHSL-2024-118: GStreamer has a null pointer dereference in gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_flush CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-31887 GHSL-2024-116: Stack-buffer overflow in gst_opus_dec_parse_header CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-31829 GHSL-2024-197: GStreamer uses uninitialized stack memory in Matroska/WebM demuxer CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-31828 GHSL-2024-195: GStreamer has an OOB-write in convert_to_s334_1a CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
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