The gst_riff_create_audio_caps function in gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and crash) via vectors involving nested WAVEFORMATEX.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3819-1 gst-plugins-base1.0 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14916 The gst_riff_create_audio_caps function in gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and crash) via vectors involving nested WAVEFORMATEX.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3244-1 GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerabilities
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Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gstreamer
Gstreamer gstreamer
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer_project:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Gstreamer Project gstreamer
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:48.656Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5839

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-09T15:59:01.410

Modified: 2026-03-17T15:52:33.870

Link: CVE-2017-5839

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-01-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5839 - Bugzilla

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