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CVE-2016-9811

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9811 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the windows_icon_typefind function of GStreamer (gst-plugins-base) versions prior to 1.10.2, specifically when G_SLICE is set to always-malloc. This flaw can be triggered by a remote attacker providing a crafted ICO file, leading to a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with the primary impact being availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0236 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 166 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: clutter-gst2-0:2.0.18-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gnome-video-effects-0:0.4.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gstreamer1-0:1.10.4-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-0:1.10.4-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gstreamer1-plugins-base-0:1.10.4-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gstreamer1-plugins-good-0:1.10.4-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.23-23.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gstreamer-plugins-good-0:0.10.31-13.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: orc-0:0.4.26-1.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gstreamer-plugins-base
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: mingw-virt-viewer

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9811Low

gstreamer: Out of bounds heap read in windows_icon_typefind

Nov 23, 2016

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2060
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
gstreamer.freedesktop.org / releases/1.10
Release NotesVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00032.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UM7IXFGHV66KNWGWG6ZBDNKXD2UJL2VQ
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201705-10
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3819
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95161
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry