CVE-2016-9636 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-9636?

CVE-2016-9636 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9636?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gstreamer Gstreamer, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9636?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-9636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-9636, CLEANSTART-2026-PZ30924, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9636, GHSA-mgm2-74j5-jf3c, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9636.