Out-of-bounds Read in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2
CVE-2019-6956
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. It is a buffer over-read in ps_mix_phase in libfaad/ps_dec.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (65.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/faad/global-buffer-overflow@ps_mix_phas… (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/ (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- 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)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00020.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6956?
- CVE-2019-6956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-01-25.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6956?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.