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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5847

The gst_asf_demux_process_ext_content_desc function in gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c in gst-plugins-ugly in GStreamer allows remote attackers to cause a...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

The gst_asf_demux_process_ext_content_desc function in gst/asfdemux/gstasfdemux.c in gst-plugins-ugly in GStreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via vectors involving extended content descriptors.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS gst-plugins-ugly0.10

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.10.19-2+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS gst-plugins-ugly1.0

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

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