CVE-2019-15296
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words*4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words*4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (8)
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- audiocoding freeware advanced audio decoder 2= 2.8.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-15296cnnvd
- https://github.com/knik0/faad2/commit/942c3e0aee748ea6fe97cb2c1aa5893225316174cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15296cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154489/Debian-Security-Advisory-4522-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158089/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202006-17.htmlcnnvd
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28cnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-1899-1cnnvd
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