Buffer overflow in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2
CVE-2018-20196
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 — versions 2.8.8
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/19 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20196?
- CVE-2018-20196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20196?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.