VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4201
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.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 6.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.65% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- audiocoding/faad2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499899
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=166174&action=viewExploit
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238445
- http://osvdb.org/48349
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32006Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32661Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml
- http://www.audiocoding.com/archive.html
- http://www.audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31219
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2601Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499899
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=166174&action=viewExploit
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238445
- http://osvdb.org/48349
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32006Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32661Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml
- http://www.audiocoding.com/archive.html
- http://www.audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31219
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2601Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.