Out-of-bounds write in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder - CVE-2023-38858

Vulnerability identifier: #VU80127

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38858

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
faad (Ubuntu package)
libfaad-dev (Ubuntu package)
libfaad2 (Ubuntu package)
media-libs/faad2

Install updates from vendor's website.

Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder - update to 2.11.0
faad (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
libfaad-dev (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
libfaad2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
media-libs/faad2 - update to 2.11.0

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

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder
• Ubuntu update for faad2
• Gentoo update for FAAD2