Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9636 is a memory corruption flaw in GStreamer’s FLIC video decoder before 1.10.2. A malicious media file could crash an application or potentially run code in the context of the process that parses it. Exposure is most likely where GStreamer processes untrusted or user-uploaded FLIC/FLX media, including media players, previewers, thumbnailers, transcoders, or content-ingestion services using affected packages. Prioritize remediation for systems that automatically parse user-supplied media. Lower priority may be acceptable for isolated desktops or services that never process FLIC/FLX content. Mitigation focus: Upgrade GStreamer to 1.10.2 or later where applicable.; Apply Debian, Red Hat, or Gentoo security updates for affected packages.; Avoid processing untrusted FLIC/FLX media until patched..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774834CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201705-10CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-exploit-advancing-exploitation.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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