NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gst-plugins-bad1 package, versions <1.8.3-r0
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- published13 Jan 2017
- disclosed13 Jan 2017
Introduced: 13 Jan 2017
CVE-2016-9813 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.5 gst-plugins-bad1 to version 1.8.3-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gst-plugins-bad1 package and not the gst-plugins-bad1 package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.5 relevant fixed versions and status.
The _parse_pat function in the mpegts parser in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9813
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3818
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9813
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42162/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775120
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0021.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95158
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9813