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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.