Out-of-bounds Write Affecting faad2 package, versions <2.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-FAAD2-1651174
  • published18 Dec 2018
  • disclosed18 Dec 2018

Introduced: 18 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20196  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 faad2 to version 2.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the third instance of the calculate_gain function in libfaad/sbr_hfadj.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact because the S_M array is mishandled.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1