CVE-2016-9810

Publication date 13 January 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

The gst_decode_chain_free_internal function in the flxdex decoder in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via an invalid file, which triggers an incorrect unref call.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gst-plugins-good1.0 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.10.2-1ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.8.3-1ubuntu1.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.3
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
gst-plugins-good0.10 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.10.31-3+nmu4ubuntu2.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.10.31-3+nmu1ubuntu5.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.10.31-1ubuntu1.4

Patch details

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Package Patch details
gst-plugins-good1.0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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