Out-of-Bounds Read in Gstreamer (CVE-2016-9809)
Summary
Vulnerability in Gstreamer (CVE-2016-9809). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Off-by-one error in the gst_h264_parse_set_caps function in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-9809 has been found in Gstreamer.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Gstreamer CVE-2016-9809" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-9809 (Gstreamer) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Gstreamer.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Gstreamer.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Gstreamer' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Gstreamer' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Gstreamerを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory rhn.redhat.com
- advisory rhn.redhat.com
- advisory debian.org
- advisory openwall.com
- advisory openwall.com
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory gstreamer.freedesktop.org
- advisory security.gentoo.org
- report bugzilla.gnome.org
- web lists.debian.org