High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-9446
CVE-2016-9446
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/12nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/13nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94423nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060nvd
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvd
- cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-bad/commit/gst/vmnc/vmncdec.cnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UM7IXFGHV66KNWGWG6ZBDNKXD2UJL2VQ/nvd
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-poc-risky-design-decisions-in.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10nvd
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