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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for faad2 (DLA-2792-1)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'faad2' package(s) announced via the DLA-2792-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Several issues have been found in faad2, a freeware Advanced Audio Decoder player. They are related to heap buffer overflows or null pointer dereferences, which both might allow an attacker to execute code by providing crafted files.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'faad2' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your faad2 packages.