CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9447

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The ROM mappings in the NSF decoder in gstreamer 0.10.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted NSF music file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a denial of service or execute malicious code, potentially leading to serious security implications for the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update gstreamer to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for suspicious activity related to NSF files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The ROM mappings in the NSF decoder in gstreamer 0.10.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted NSF music file.

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