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CVE-2016-9811 json

The windows_icon_typefind function in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.2, when G_SLICE is set to always-malloc, allows remote atta…

published 2017-01-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10612

cvss
4.7
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The windows_icon_typefind function in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.2, when G_SLICE is set to always-malloc, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ico file.

Patch / fix

  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.10.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9811

  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2
  • gst-plugins-base0.10 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.10.36-1.1ubuntu2.1
  • gst-plugins-base0.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9811

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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-base SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 0.10.35-5.17.1
  • gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +2 more 0.10.36-11.3.1
  • gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2, SLED 12 SP2 +2 more 0.10.36-14.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +3 more 1.8.3-9.6
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +3 more 1.2.4-2.3.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0289-1SUSE-SU-2017:0263-1SUSE-SU-2017:0242-1SUSE-SU-2017:0211-1SUSE-SU-2017:0189-1

  • gst-plugins-base1 Alpine 3.5, Alpine 3.4 1.8.3-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-9811

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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-2016-9811 updated cvss 4.3

gstreamer: Out of bounds heap read in windows_icon_typefind

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gstreamer-plugins-base, gstreamer-plugins-base-tools 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) 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
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gstreamer-plugins-base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gstreamer-plugins-base
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.29% 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 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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

References

Sources

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