# CVE-2016-9811: The windows\_icon\_typefind function in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.2, when G\_SLICE is set to always-malloc, allows remote attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The windows_icon_typefind function in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.2, when G_SLICE is set to always-malloc, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ico file.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774902
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95161
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00032.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UM7IXFGHV66KNWGWG6ZBDNKXD2UJL2VQ/

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