CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9445

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Integer overflow in the vmnc decoder in gstreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large width and height values, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a system crash, potentially leading to service downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update gstreamer to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized access attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Integer overflow in the vmnc decoder in the gstreamer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large width and height values, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS