Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-9813 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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gst-plugins-bad1 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32110
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9813
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted file.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgst-plugins-bad1 (Alpine package): 1.0.2-r0 - 1.8.1-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=630d0cc2c0cb13094fcb6e5b2309cc517da70188
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bca04acd0fb5dac825666421ee8beb3d74a80cd0
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.