Out-of-bounds Read Affecting gst-plugins-bad1 package, versions <1.8.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.54% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE35-GSTPLUGINSBAD1-267136
  • published13 Jan 2017
  • disclosed13 Jan 2017

Introduced: 13 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9812  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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 gst_mpegts_section_new function in the mpegts decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a too small section.