Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20175842000
Revision Date:2017-02-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-5842 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:The html_context_handle_element function in gst/subparse/samiparse.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted SMI file, as demonstrated by OneNote_Manager.smi.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-5842
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'gst-plugins-base0.10' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'code not present').
  • OR The 'gst-plugins-base1.0' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2').
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