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CVE-2016-9810 json

The gst_decode_chain_free_internal function in the flxdex decoder in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to…

published 2017-01-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10611

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The gst_decode_chain_free_internal function in the flxdex decoder in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via an invalid file, which triggers an incorrect unref call.

Patch / fix

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9810

  • 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-2016-9810

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  • orc RHEL 7 0.4.26-1.el7
  • gstreamer1 RHEL 7 1.10.4-2.el7
  • clutter-gst2 RHEL 7 2.0.18-1.el7
  • orc-compiler RHEL 7 0.4.26-1.el7
  • gnome-video-effects RHEL 7 0.4.3-1.el7
  • gstreamer-plugins-good RHEL 7 0.10.31-13.el7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 7 1.10.4-1.el7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 7 1.10.4-2.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:2060

  • 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-2016-9810 updated cvss 4.3

gstreamer: Invalid memory read in g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gstreamer-plugins-good Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gstreamer-plugins-good
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-gtk 1.10.4-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.31-13.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.10.4-2.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-gtk 1.10.4-2.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) orc 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1 1.10.4-2.el7, clutter-gst2 2.0.18-1.el7, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-2.el7, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) orc-compiler 0.4.26-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-1.el7, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-gtk 1.10.4-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2060

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Exploit prediction

2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% 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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