What is CVE-2023-38858?

CVE-2023-38858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Faad2_project Faad2, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-38858?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Faad2_project Faad2

CVE-2023-38858

Buffer Overflow vulnerability infaad2 v.2.10.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the mp4info function in mp4read.c:1039.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (54.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Faad2_project Faad2 — versions 2.10.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38858?: CVE-2023-38858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Faad2_project Faad2, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-38858?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.