Out-of-bounds read in GStreamer gst-plugins-bad1

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU32109

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9812

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gst-plugins-bad1: 1.0.2 - 1.10.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gst-plugins-bad1:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gst-plugins-bad1:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gst-plugins-bad1:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0021.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95160
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775048
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.