Is CVE-2017-5842 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5842 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5842?

CVE-2017-5842 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5842?

CVE-2017-5842 has an EPSS score of 2.20% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5842?

Upgrade gst-plugins-base1.0 on debian 11 to 1.10.3-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5842

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

gst-plugins-base1.0Debian

Fixed in:1.10.3-1CVE-2017-5842

gst-plugins-base0.10Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.10.36-1.1ubuntu2.1USN-3244-1

gst-plugins-base1.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1USN-3244-1

Fixed in:1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2USN-3244-1

gstreamer0.10-plugins-baseUbuntu

Fixed in:0.10.36-1.1ubuntu2.1USN-3244-1

gstreamer1.0-plugins-baseUbuntu

Fixed in:1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1USN-3244-1

Fixed in:1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2USN-3244-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

openwall.com

Vendor Advisory1

gstreamer.freedesktop.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.gnome.org

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.