CVE-2016-9809

Description

Off-by-one error in the gst_h264_parse_set_caps function in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0021.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95147 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774896 issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0018.html vendor advisory
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00038.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9809?
CVE-2016-9809 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9809?
To fix CVE-2016-9809, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-9809 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9809 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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