CVE-2018-20357

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Published Dec 22, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in sbr_process_channel of libfaad/sbr_dec.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4522-1	faad2 security update
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12915	A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in sbr_process_channel of libfaad/sbr_dec.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.165% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/28
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522

History

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Subscriptions

Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 22, 2018, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:58 AM
Reserved: Dec 22, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 22, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

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