7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-19502
FAAD2 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There was a heap-based buffer overflow in the function excluded_channels() in libfaad/syntax.c.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 23, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19502 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Audiocoding freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2
1 Faad2_project faad2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in FAAD2, which could allow for arbitrary code execution.
  • Upgrade FAAD2 to a version greater than 2.8.1.
  • Consult your vendor's documentation for specific upgrade instructions.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-19502 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-19502 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-19502 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-19502 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/faad
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/faad No Types Assigned https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/faad Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} -0.67%

score

0.52955

percentile