SB2017042821 - Out-of-bounds read in gst-plugins-bad1 (Alpine package)
Published: April 28, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042821
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9812)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The gst_mpegts_section_new function in the mpegts decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a too small section.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.