NULL pointer dereference in gst-plugins-bad1 - CVE-2016-9813
Published: January 13, 2017 / Updated: July 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32110
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9813
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: GStreamer
Affected software:
gst-plugins-bad1
gst-plugins-bad1
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted file.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9813
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95158
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775120
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42162/