CVE-2016-9446

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 23 Jan 2017, 21:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 02:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.28% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Jan 2017, 21:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 02:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.28%• Percentile: 80%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-665•Improper Initialization

    The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.

Affected Systems

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    35

  • gstreamer_project•gstreamer

    < 1.11.1

  • gstreamer•gstreamer

    < 1.11.1

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus

    7.6 | 7.7

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    7.0

References (9)