CVE-2008-4201

FAAD2 < 2.6.1 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in decodeMP4file Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238445
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/6
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2601
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499899
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32006
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31219
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.audiocoding.com/archive.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32661
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/48349

Scores

EPSS 0.0665
EPSS Percentile 93.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
audiocoding/faad2 1.1
audiocoding/faad2 2.0 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
audiocoding/faad2 2.5
audiocoding/faad2 < 2.6.1
Published Sep 24, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026