CVE-2016-9807: gstreamer Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-9807 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gstreamer. EPSS estimates a 2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5Timeline
- 13-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The flx_decode_chunks function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted FLIC file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.52%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.02 pp
From 2.54% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu2 products
- gst-plugins-good0.10< 0.10.31-3+nmu1ubuntu5.2 | < 0.10.31-3+nmu4ubuntu2.16.04.2
- gst-plugins-good1.0< 1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.3 | < 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3
Debian1 product
- gst-plugins-good1.0< 1.10.1-2
Gstreamer1 product
- gstreamer≤ 1.10.1
3 vendors · 4 products
References
14 links- cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-good/commit/?id=153a8ae752c90d07190ef45803422a4f71ea8bffX Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
