Integer overflow in the vmnc decoder in the gstreamer allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04843 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2017:0021 Released 2017-01-05 · Red Hat rating Moderategstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.4.5-6.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel-1.4.5-6.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.4.5-6.el7_3, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel-1.4.5-6.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.4.5-6.el7_3, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.4.5-6.el7_3.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel-1.4.5-6.el7_3, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel-1.4.5-6.el7_3.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.4.5-6.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel-1.4.5-6.el7_3
- RHSA-2017:0018 Released 2017-01-05 · Red Hat rating Moderategstreamer-plugins-bad-free security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.23-22.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.23-22.el7_3, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.23-22.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.23-22.el7_3, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.23-22.el7_3.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.23-22.el7_3, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.23-22.el7_3.ppc, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.23-22.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.23-22.el7_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.23-22.el7_3, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.23-22.el7_3
- RHSA-2016:2974 Released 2016-12-21 · Red Hat rating Importantgstreamer-plugins-bad-free security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.19-5.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.19-5.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.19-5.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-extras-0.10.19-5.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.19-5.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.19-5.el6_8.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.19-5.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.19-5.el6_8.ppc, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.19-5.el6_8 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.19-5.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-0.10.19-5.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-devel-docs-0.10.19-5.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-extras-0.10.19-5.el6_8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0018, RHSA-2017:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0018, RHSA-2017:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0018, RHSA-2017:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0018, RHSA-2017:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0018, RHSA-2017:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0018, RHSA-2017:0021 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9445
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw8c-5cg5-c7cj
References
Other 5
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774533
- [oss-security] 20161118 Re: CVE Request: gstreamer plugins
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/commit/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.c?id=4cb1bcf1422bbcd79c0f683edb7ee85e3f7a31fe
- [oss-security] 20161118 CVE Request: gstreamer plugins
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-poc-risky-design-decisions-in.html
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- TI-2024-31887 GHSL-2024-116: Stack-buffer overflow in gst_opus_dec_parse_header CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-31829 GHSL-2024-197: GStreamer uses uninitialized stack memory in Matroska/WebM demuxer CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-31828 GHSL-2024-195: GStreamer has an OOB-write in convert_to_s334_1a CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2016-9445 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9445 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vw8c-5cg5-c7cj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9445 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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