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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-9810

The gst_decode_chain_free_internal function in the flxdex decoder in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via an invalid file, which triggers an incorrect unref call.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:48 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-9810

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jan 2017, 16:59 UTC

The gst_decode_chain_free_internal function in the flxdex decoder in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via an invalid file, which triggers an incorrect unref call.

osv:CVE-2016-9810
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9810",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The gst_decode_chain_free_internal function in the flxdex decoder in gst-plugins-good in GStreamer before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via an invalid file, which triggers an incorrect unref call.",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.10.1",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.10.0",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.9.90",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.9.2",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.9.1",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.8.0",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.7.91",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.7.90",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-1.6.0",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-0.7.0",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-0.6.0",
            "gstreamer-vaapi-0.5.10"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:44.578771007Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060",
        "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.2",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10",
        "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774897"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-9810",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 435933,
  "published_at": "2017-01-13T16:59:01.23+00:00"
}