CVE-2016-9807

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9807
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-13 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe flx_decode_chunks function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted FLIC file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gstreamer Gstreamer All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GStreamer Good Plug-ins CVE-2016-9807 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - gstreamer multiple issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
gstreamer/gst-plugins-good - 'Good' GStreamer plugins af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org Issue Tracking, Patch
oss-security - Re: gstreamer multiple issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
GStreamer plug-ins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201705-10) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
GStreamer 1.10 release notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gstreamer.freedesktop.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Bug 774859 – flic decoder: Invalid memory read in flx_decode_chunks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking
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)
  • 710553 Gentoo Linux GStreamer plug-ins User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Vulnerability (GLSA 201705-10)
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