SB2016122111 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update for gstreamer-plugins-bad-free

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SB2016122111 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update for gstreamer-plugins-bad-free

Published: December 21, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016122111
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9445)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Integer overflow in the vmnc decoder in the gstreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large width and height values, which triggers a buffer overflow.


2) 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.

References