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CVE-2016-9807 json

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 (inva…

published 2017-01-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10608

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.10.1-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9807

  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.3
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3
  • gst-plugins-good0.10 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.10.31-3+nmu1ubuntu5.2
  • gst-plugins-good0.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.10.31-3+nmu4ubuntu2.16.04.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9807

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 7 1.4.5-3.el7_3
  • gstreamer-plugins-good RHEL 7 0.10.31-12.el7_3
  • gstreamer-plugins-good RHEL 6 0.10.23-4.el6_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0020RHSA-2017:0019RHSA-2016:2975

  • gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good SLED 12 SP1, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 0.10.31-13.3.3
  • gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 0.10.30-5.14.1
  • gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good SLED 12 SP2, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP2 0.10.31-16.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-good SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +1 more 1.8.3-9.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-good SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 1.2.4-2.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0237-1SUSE-SU-2017:0225-1SUSE-SU-2017:0210-1SUSE-SU-2016:3303-1SUSE-SU-2016:3288-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-9807 updated cvss 4.3

gstreamer-plugins-good: Invalid memory read in flx_decode_chunks

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gstreamer-plugins-good Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 mingw-virt-viewer, mingw32-virt-viewer, mingw64-virt-viewer
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.4.5-3.el7_3, gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.31-12.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-good-devel-docs 0.10.31-12.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.31-12.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.4.5-3.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0019
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.23-4.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-good-devel 0.10.23-4.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-good-debuginfo 0.10.23-4.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.23-4.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.23-4.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2975
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.4.5-3.el7_3, gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.31-12.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0019
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-good-devel 0.10.23-4.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-good-debuginfo 0.10.23-4.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2975
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-good-devel-docs 0.10.31-12.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0019
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.23-4.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2975
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.4.5-3.el7_3, gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.31-12.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0019
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gstreamer-plugins-good-devel 0.10.23-4.el6_8, gstreamer-plugins-good-debuginfo 0.10.23-4.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2975
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) gstreamer-plugins-good-devel-docs 0.10.31-12.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0019

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Exploit prediction

2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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Sources

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