CVE-2016-9446

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9446
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-23 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:37:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-665

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Application Gstreamer Project Gstreamer All All All All
Application Gstreamer Project Gstreamer All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 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 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 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 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 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
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base-1.19.3-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE Request: gstreamer plugins www.openwall.com
Bug 774533 – Remove vmnc plugin CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gstreamer plugins MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security: [0day] [PoC] Risky design decisions in Google Chrome and Fedora desktop enable drive-by downloads MISC scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base-1.19.3-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
GStreamer Bad Plug-ins 'vmnc/vmncdec.c' Information Disclosure Vulnerability www.securityfocus.com
GStreamer plug-ins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201705-10) — Gentoo Security security.gentoo.org
gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad - 'Bad' GStreamer plugins and helper libraries cgit.freedesktop.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
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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