CVE-2018-20196
faad2 - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.36%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-20196
To remediate CVE-2018-20196, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.9.0-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.8.8-3.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.10.0-1~deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2018-20196 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.9.0-r0
- from 0, < 2.8.8-3.1
- from 0, < 2.10.0-1~deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |