Integer overflow in Gstreamer
CVE-2016-9445
Integer overflow in the vmnc decoder in the gstreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large width and height values, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gstreamer — versions 1.10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0021.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94421 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/13 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0018.html (vendor-advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/commit/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.c
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/12 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2974.html (vendor-advisory)
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-poc-risky-design-decisions-in.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9445?
- CVE-2016-9445 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9445?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9445 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.