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CVE-2016-9636
Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2…
Critical9.8EPSS 8.3%
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- mitre
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by providing a 'write count' that goes beyond the initialized buffer.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- DSA-3724 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2975 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-3723 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 94499 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161123 Re: CVE Request: gstreamer plugins (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774834 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201705-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-exploit-advancing-exploitation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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