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CVE-2016-9810 (GCVE-0-2016-9810)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-13 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:59
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Summary
The gst_decode_chain_free_internal function in the flxdex decoder in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via an invalid file, which triggers an incorrect unref call.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-11-23 00:00
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