gstreamer: Out-of-bounds read in gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string()
Published Feb 9, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.23%
Description
The gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string function in gst/gstdatetime.c in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a malformed datetime string.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
clutter-gst2-0:2.0.18-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gnome-video-effects-0:0.4.3-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.23-23.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer-plugins-good-0:0.10.31-13.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer1-0:1.10.4-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-0:1.10.4-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer1-plugins-base-0:1.10.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer1-plugins-good-0:1.10.4-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
orc-0:0.4.26-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gstreamer
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gstreamer
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | clutter-gst2-0:2.0.18-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gnome-video-effects-0:0.4.3-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.23-23.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer-plugins-good-0:0.10.31-13.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer1-0:1.10.4-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-0:1.10.4-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer1-plugins-base-0:1.10.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer1-plugins-good-0:1.10.4-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | orc-0:0.4.26-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gstreamer | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gstreamer | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.23% (0.04233) | 90.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.57% (0.04574) | 90.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02382) | 85.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.56% (0.03563) | 87.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.18% (0.02181) | 82.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.71% (0.04708) | 81.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 84.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01506) | 87.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01506) | 86.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01333) | 85.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01067) | 82.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 80.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 63.70th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 63.35th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 80.80th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3822 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5838 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777263 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1419587 Issue Tracking
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5838
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5838
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3822 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5838 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777263 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1419587 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5838 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5838 |
Change history (0)
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