CVE-2016-9636
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by providing a 'write count' that goes beyond the initialized buffer.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9636
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9636.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.10.1-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.10.1-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.10.1-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.10.1-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.10.1-2 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gstreamer | gstreamer | {"endIncluding":"1.10.1"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2975.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0019.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0020.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3723
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3724
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94499
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774834
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-exploit-advancing-exploitation.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9636.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9636
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.