{"id":"CVE-2016-9635","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9635","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:51:43.038Z","title":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by providing a 'skip…","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the flx_decode_delta_fli function in gst/flx/gstflxdec.c in the FLIC decoder in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by providing a 'skip count' that goes beyond initialized buffer.","published":"2017-01-27T22:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:56:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["gstreamer/gstreamer","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux hpc node","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.08839,"percentile":0.95172,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2975.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0019.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0020.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3723","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3724","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94499","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774834","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-exploit-advancing-exploitation.html","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2975.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0019.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0020.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3723","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3724","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94499","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774834","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-exploit-advancing-exploitation.html","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9635","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}