SB2016113010 - Fedora 25 update for gstreamer-plugins-bad-free
Published: November 30, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016113010
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9447)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The ROM mappings in the NSF decoder in gstreamer 0.10.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted NSF music file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.