CVE-2018-20196
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CVE-2018-20196 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Audiocoding | Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 | 2.8.8 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/19Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/19Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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