CVE-2016-9811

Description

The windows_icon_typefind function in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.2, when G_SLICE is set to always-malloc, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ico file.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774902 third party advisory issue tracking
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95161 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060 third party advisory 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 third party advisory 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/2020/02/msg00032.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UM7IXFGHV66KNWGWG6ZBDNKXD2UJL2VQ/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9811?
CVE-2016-9811 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9811?
To fix CVE-2016-9811, 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-2016-9811 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9811 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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