CVE-2016-9813

Public Exploit

Description

The _parse_pat function in the mpegts parser in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.40% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org 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
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775120 issue tracking
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2 release notes vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42162/ exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95158 vdb entry third party advisory
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9813?
CVE-2016-9813 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9813?
To fix CVE-2016-9813, 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-2016-9813 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9813 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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