SB2017011313 - Out-of-bounds write in GStreamer gst-plugins-bad1
Published: January 13, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017011313
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9808)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via a crafted series of skip and count pairs.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2975.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0019.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0020.html
- 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/95446
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-poc-incorrect-fix-for-gstreamer.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10