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TI-2016-07942 Aliases CVE-2016-9812GHSA-p7qh-jxmh-67r6

The gst_mpegts_section_new function in the mpegts decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2…

Priority LOW 39CWE-125Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03539 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.10.1VulnerableGStreamer
  • cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·GStreamer

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:0021 Released 2017-01-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    gstreamer1-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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0021
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9812
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7qh-jxmh-67r6

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • TI-2025-29786 In GStreamer through 1.26.1, the isomp4 plugin's qtdemux_parse_trak function may read… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-31895 GHSL-2024-117: GStreamer has an out-of-bounds write in Ogg demuxer CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-31893 GHSL-2024-118: GStreamer has a null pointer dereference in gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_flush CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • 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
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