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High
CVE-2016-9446
The vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the...
Vulnerability Description
The vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render canvas.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774533
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94423
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/commit/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.c?id=4cb1bcf1422bbcd79c0f683edb7ee85e3f7a31fe
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/12
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-poc-risky-design-decisions-in.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UM7IXFGHV66KNWGWG6ZBDNKXD2UJL2VQ/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
gstreamer, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 35
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 23rd, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.