CVE-2018-20196
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20196
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 2.9.0-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.8.8-3.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.8.8-3.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.8.8-3.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.8.8-3.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.8.8-3.1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.