Multiple vulnerabilities in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder

Published: 2023-08-30 | Updated: 2023-11-10

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-38858 CVE-2023-38857
CWE-ID	CWE-787
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Vendor	Krzysztof Nikiel

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

Updated 10.11.2023

Added fixed version for vulnerabilities #1-2

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU80127

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38858

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the mp4info() function in mp4read.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder: 2.0 - 2.10.1

External links

http://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/173
http://github.com/knik0/faad2/releases/tag/2.11.0

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU80125