Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting gst-plugins-bad1.0 package, versions <1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.41% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GSTPLUGINSBAD10-399789
  • published23 Jan 2017
  • disclosed23 Jan 2017

Introduced: 23 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9445  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 gst-plugins-bad1.0 to version 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gst-plugins-bad1.0 package and not the gst-plugins-bad1.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the vmnc decoder in the gstreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large width and height values, which triggers a buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

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