SB2019092453 - Out-of-bounds read in faad2 (Alpine package)



SB2019092453 - Out-of-bounds read in faad2 (Alpine package)

Published: September 24, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019092453
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6956)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to a buffer over-read condition in the ps_mix_phase function, as defined in the libfaad/ps_dec.c source code file. A local attacker can submit a malicious input to the targeted system, trigger a buffer over-read condition and cause the affected application to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.