CVE-2018-20361: audiocoding freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-20361 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in audiocoding freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 22-12-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the hf_assembly function of libfaad/sbr_hfadj.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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.