CVE-2008-4201

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.

How to fix CVE-2008-4201

To remediate CVE-2008-4201, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/faad2—upgrade to 2.6.1-3.1 or later

Is CVE-2008-4201 being exploited?

Moderate — EPSS is 6.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.6.1-3.1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4201