Out-of-bounds Read Affecting gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package, versions <0:1.4.5-6.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.54% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GSTREAMER1PLUGINSBADFREE-2513057
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:7 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free to version 0:1.4.5-6.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0021.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package and not the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.