CVE-2016-9809 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds read via a crafted file, potentially causing crashes or information disclosure in applications using GStreamer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9809?
CVE-2016-9809 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gstreamer Gstreamer, published on 13 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Off-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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9809?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (6)
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | All versions | 0.10.23-19.6.1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | All versions | 0.10.23-25.1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | All versions | 0.10.23-19.6.1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | All versions | 0.10.23-25.1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 | All versions | 0.10.23-19.6.1 |
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 | All versions | 0.10.23-25.1 |
Products include Gstreamer Gstreamer.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9809?
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-2016-9809 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9809 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-37328 GStreamer PGS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-37329 GStreamer SRT File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-38103 GStreamer RealMedia File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-9809, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9809, DLA-736-1, GHSA-x48g-rj33-j8m4, SUSE-SU-2017:0330-1, SUSE-SU-2017:0331-1 and 1 more.