gstreamer-plugins-bad-free: Memory corruption flaw in NSF decoder
Published Jan 23, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.10.0
- 0.10.1
- 0.10.2
- 0.10.3
- 0.10.4
- 0.10.5
- 0.10.6
- 0.10.7
- 0.10.8
- 0.10.9
- 0.10.10
- 0.10.11
- 0.10.12
- 0.10.13
- 0.10.14
- 0.10.15
- 0.10.16
- 0.10.17
- 0.10.18
- 0.10.19
- 0.10.20
- 0.10.21
- 0.10.22
- 0.10.23
- 0.10.24
- 0.10.25
- 0.10.26
- 0.10.27
- 0.10.28
- 0.10.29
- 0.10.30
- 0.10.31
- 0.10.32
- 0.10.33
- 0.10.34
- 0.10.35
- 0.10.36
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.19-5.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.23-22.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0018
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gstreamer
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gstreamer
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer1
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.19-5.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.23-22.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0018 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gstreamer | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gstreamer | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer1 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
sudo rm /usr/lib*/gstreamer-0.10/libgstnsf.so Please note that this mitigation deletes the vulnerable NSF codec file, which removes the functionality to play Nintendo NSF music files.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 86.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 84.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 64.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01794) | 88.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01794) | 87.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01563) | 85.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 66.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 63.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.40% (0.04397) | 88.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 4.40% (0.04397) | 87.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.90% (0.03899) | 84.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.90% (0.03899) | 67.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2974.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-exploit-compromising-linux-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94427 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9447 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395126 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9447
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.cz/2016/11/0day-exploit-compromising-linux-desktop.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9447
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2974.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0018.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-exploit-compromising-linux-desktop.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94427 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9447 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395126 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9447 | ||
| https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.cz/2016/11/0day-exploit-compromising-linux-desktop.html | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9447 |
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