Out-of-bounds Read Affecting faad2 package, versions <2.7-8+deb8u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-FAAD2-369830
  • published27 Jun 2017
  • disclosed27 Jun 2017

Introduced: 27 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 faad2 to version 2.7-8+deb8u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream faad2 package and not the faad2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The mp4ff_read_stsd function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.