Out-of-bounds write in GStreamer gst-plugins-bad1

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU32114

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9808

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via a crafted series of skip and count pairs.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gst-plugins-bad1: 1.0.2 - 1.10.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gst-plugins-bad1:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gst-plugins-bad1:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gst-plugins-bad1:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2975.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0019.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0020.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95446
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-poc-incorrect-fix-for-gstreamer.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.