CVE-2016-9446

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9446
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrofocus
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-23 21:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-03-17 15:52:33 UTC
DescriptionThe vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render canvas.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-665 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Application Gstreamer Gstreamer All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad - 'Bad' GStreamer plugins and helper libraries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org
Bug 774533 – Remove vmnc plugin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org
oss-security - CVE Request: gstreamer plugins af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gstreamer plugins af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Security: [0day] [PoC] Risky design decisions in Google Chrome and Fedora desktop enable drive-by downloads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de
GStreamer Bad Plug-ins 'vmnc/vmncdec.c' Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
GStreamer plug-ins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201705-10) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base-1.19.3-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base-1.19.3-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 282148 Fedora Security Update for mingw (FEDORA-2021-ed54b1128a)
  • 710553 Gentoo Linux GStreamer plug-ins User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Vulnerability (GLSA 201705-10)
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