NULL pointer dereference in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2
CVE-2018-20199
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the ONLY_LONG_SEQUENCE case.
EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Audiocoding Freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20199?
- CVE-2018-20199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20199?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.