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CVE-2018-20198

UnknownEPSS 1.21%

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CVE-2018-20198 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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 LONG_START_SEQUENCE case.. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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 LONG_START_SEQUENCE case.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.21%

64.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
AudiocodingFreeware Advanced Audio Decoder 22.8.8

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-20198?
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 LONG_START_SEQUENCE case.
How severe is CVE-2018-20198?
Severity scoring for CVE-2018-20198 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20198?
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Source: NVD / NIST