UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9446

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9446
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9446.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9446
Upstream
Published
2017-01-23T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:56Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gst-plugins-bad0.10

Package

Name
gst-plugins-bad0.10
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-bad0.10@0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.10.23-7ubuntu2
0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1
0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.1
0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad0.10-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad0.10-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gst-plugins-bad1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-bad1.0@1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.0-3ubuntu5
1.2.1-1ubuntu1
1.2.1-1ubuntu2
1.2.2-1ubuntu1
1.2.2-1ubuntu2
1.2.2-1ubuntu4
1.2.3-1ubuntu1
1.2.3-1ubuntu2
1.2.4-1~ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-hybris"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1~ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gst-plugins-bad1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-bad1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-bad1.0@1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.0-1ubuntu1
1.6.1-1ubuntu1
1.6.2-1ubuntu1
1.7.1-1ubuntu1
1.7.1-1ubuntu3
1.7.1-1ubuntu4
1.7.2-1ubuntu1
1.7.90-1ubuntu2
1.7.91-1ubuntu1
1.8.0-1ubuntu1
1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1
1.8.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-hybris"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev"
        }
    ]
}