VDB-95336 · CVE-2016-9808 · RHSA-2016:2975

GStreamer up to 1.10.1 FLIC Decoder out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability was found in GStreamer up to 1.10.1 (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component FLIC Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/13/2017. The weakness was released 01/13/2017 by Chris Evans (Website). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9808 since 12/04/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96067 (Oracle Linux 6 : gstreamer-plugins-good (ELSA-2016-2975)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169495 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good (SUSE-SU-2017:0210-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96067). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 95335, 95337, 95338 and 95339.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Processing Software

Name

GStreamer

Version

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96067
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : gstreamer-plugins-good (ELSA-2016-2975)
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OpenVAS ID: 72566
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for gstreamer-plugins-good RHSA-2016:2975-01
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GStreamer 1.10.2

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12/04/2016 🔍
12/21/2016 +17 days 🔍
12/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/13/2017 +22 days 🔍
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01/15/2017 +2 days 🔍
10/28/2022 +2112 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2016:2975
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9808 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 95446 - GStreamer Good Plug-ins Incomplete Fix CVE-2016-9808 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9808 - GStreamer - Out-of-Bounds Write Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2017 10:39
Updated: 10/28/2022 18:20
Changes: 01/15/2017 10:39 (72), 07/21/2020 17:55 (8), 10/28/2022 18:20 (4)
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