CVE-2019-15296
Published: 21 August 2019
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words*4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words*4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 incorrectly handled certain mp4 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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faad2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-3ubuntu3)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Released
(2.8.8-3)
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/knik0/faad2/commit/942c3e0aee748ea6fe97cb2c1aa5893225316174 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |