CVE-2016-9809

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9809
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-13 16:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionOff-by-one error in the gst_h264_parse_set_caps function in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 Bad Plug-ins CVE-2016-9809 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
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: gstreamer multiple issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2164-1] gst-plugins-bad0.10 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
GStreamer plug-ins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201705-10) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Bug 774896 – h264 parser: Off by one read in gst_h264_parse_set_caps() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking
GStreamer 1.10 release notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gstreamer.freedesktop.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3818-1 gst-plugins-bad1.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378105 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for gstreamer-plugins-bad-free (VZLSA-2017:0018)
  • 378288 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free (VZLSA-2017:0021)
  • 710553 Gentoo Linux GStreamer plug-ins User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Vulnerability (GLSA 201705-10)
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