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
EPSS: 0.012 (63.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- 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-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.