CVE-2016-9636

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9636
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-27 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-01-05 02:31:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by providing a 'write count' that goes beyond the initialized buffer.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Gstreamer Gstreamer All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 774834 – flic decoder: Buffer overflow in flx_decode_delta_fli CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3724-1 gst-plugins-good0.10 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
GStreamer Good Plug-ins Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
GStreamer 1.10 release notes CONFIRM gstreamer.freedesktop.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gstreamer plugins MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
GStreamer plug-ins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201705-10) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Security: [0day] [exploit] Advancing exploitation: a scriptless 0day exploit against Linux desktops MISC scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com Exploit, Technical Description
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3723-1 gst-plugins-good1.0 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378147 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for gstreamer-plugins-good (VZLSA-2017:0019)
  • 378149 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for gstreamer1-plugins-good (VZLSA-2017:0020)
  • 501184 Alpine Linux Security Update for gst-plugins-good
  • 504918 Alpine Linux Security Update for gst-plugins-good
  • 710553 Gentoo Linux GStreamer plug-ins User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Vulnerability (GLSA 201705-10)
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