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title: "CVE-2016-9447\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-9447

Publication date 23 January 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9447?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gst-plugins-bad0.10 | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 0.10.23-7.2ubuntu1.2 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 0.10.22.3-2ubuntu2.4 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9447)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9447)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9447)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9447)

### Other references

* <http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-exploit-compromising-linux-desktop.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9447>