CVE-2018-20359 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the sbrDecodeSingleFramePS function of libfaad/sbr_dec.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Audiocoding	Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2	2.8.8

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/29ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/29ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-20359?

CVE-2018-20359 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the sbrDecodeSingleFramePS function of libfaad/sbr_dec.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmenta...

How severe is CVE-2018-20359?

CVE-2018-20359 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-20359?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2.