Out-of-bounds Read in Gstreamer
CVE-2016-9812
The gst_mpegts_section_new function in the mpegts decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a too small section.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0021.html (vendor-advisory)
- gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95160 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8 (mailing-list)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9812?
- CVE-2016-9812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9812?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.