CVE-2018-20198
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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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Audiocoding | Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 | 2.8.8 |
References
- https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/23Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/23Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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