Vulnerability in Gstreamer
CVE-2016-9446
The vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render canvas.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.036 (88.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gstreamer
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 7.6, 7.7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9446?
- CVE-2016-9446 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9446?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9446 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.