Critical severity · published Jan 27, 2017
CVE-2016-9636
Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
9.8
CVSS
8.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by providing a 'write count' that goes beyond the initialized buffer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.3% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
GS
Gstreamer · Gstreamer
through 1.10.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9636
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9636
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2975.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0019.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0020.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3723
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3724
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/2
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