5.5

CVE-2023-38857: faad2_project faad2 Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857
Published 15-08-2023Last modified 26-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-38857 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in faad2_project faad2. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.59%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-6313-1

Timeline

  1. 15-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability infaad2 v.2.10.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the stcoin function in mp4read.c.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.59% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.59%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Faad2

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Faad2_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • faad2< 2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1 | All versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links