Out-of-bounds read in gst-plugins-good1 (Alpine package)

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU32115

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10198

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The gst_aac_parse_sink_setcaps function in gst/audioparsers/gstaacparse.c in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted audio file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gst-plugins-good1 (Alpine package): 1.8.1-r1 - 1.8.1-r3

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3571afbf18131cb6b65d4853100186bd34843820
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=126b7fb34316979070ba2441c8ea4cb401bf3621
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=65a9c6cbf0d7b61eb2ac4941fc9e20ed1316638e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=05b1347bb9070f0dbeb6d7625a91d2b22ac35eaf

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.