Out-of-bounds Read Affecting knik0/faad2 package, versions [,2.8.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-KNIK0FAAD2-15674538
  • published18 Mar 2026
  • disclosed27 Jun 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Jun 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade knik0/faad2 to version 2.8.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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