CVE-2016-9808
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Description
Multiple flaws were discovered in GStreamer's FLC/FLI/FLX media file format decoding plug-in. A remote attacker could use these flaws to cause an application using GStreamer to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Mitigation
This mitigation is only required if vulnerable gstreamer-plugins-good and/or gstreamer1-plugins-good packages are installed.
For RHEL 7,
sudo rm /usr/lib*/gstreamer-1.0/libgstflxdec.so
sudo rm /usr/lib*/gstreamer-0.10/libgstflxdec.so
For RHEL 5 and RHEL 6,
sudo rm /usr/lib*/gstreamer-0.10/libgstflxdec.so
Please note that this mitigation deletes the vulnerable FLI/FLC/FLX animation demuxer file(s), which removes the functionality to play FLI/FLC/FLX animation files.
Additional information
- Bugzilla 1397441: gstreamer-plugins-good: Heap buffer overflow in FLIC decoder
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2016-9808
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
Red Hat | NVD | |
---|---|---|
CVSS v3 Base Score | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Attack Vector | Network | Network |
Attack Complexity | High | Low |
Privileges Required | None | None |
User Interaction | Required | None |
Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | High | None |
Integrity Impact | High | None |
Availability Impact | High | High |
CVSS v3 Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Red Hat | NVD | |
---|---|---|
CVSS v2 Base Score | 6.8 | 5 |
Attack Vector | Network | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium | Low |
Authentication | None | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial | None |
Integrity Impact | Partial | None |
Availability Impact | Partial | Partial |
CVSS v2 Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Frequently Asked Questions
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