Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9812 is a denial-of-service flaw in GStreamer’s MPEG-TS parsing before 1.10.2. A specially malformed media section that is too small can make the decoder read outside expected bounds, potentially crashing software that processes the file or stream. Exposure is most likely where older GStreamer versions process untrusted MPEG-TS media, such as media services, desktop previewers, transcoding pipelines, or applications embedding GStreamer. The bundle does not provide CPEs or a complete affected-package matrix. Treat this as a targeted patching item for systems that process external media. Business urgency is higher for internet-facing upload, streaming, or transcoding services; lower for systems without MPEG-TS exposure. No active exploitation is cited in the provided sources. Mitigation focus: Upgrade GStreamer to 1.10.2 or later where applicable.; Apply fixed Debian, Red Hat, Gentoo, or vendor-supported packages.; Restrict untrusted MPEG-TS processing 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=775048CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201705-10CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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