CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9446

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vmnc decoder in gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. This is demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render canvas.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to sensitive data, potentially leading to user privacy violations and information leaks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update gstreamer to the latest version that includes fixes for the render canvas initialization issue.

Other vulnerabilities in gstreamer

See all
Original NVD description (English source)

The vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render canvas.

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