Debian: DSA-4522-1 Critical: faad2 Denial of Service Issues
debian
September 15, 2019
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in faad2, the Freeware Advanced Audio Coder
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Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in faad2, the Freeware Advanced
Audio Coder. These vulnerabilities might allow remote attackers to cause
denial-of-service, or potentially execute arbitrary code if crafted MPEG AAC
files are processed.
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your faad2 packages.
For the detailed security status of faad2 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/faad2
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: faad2
CVE ID: CVE-2018-19502 CVE-2018-19503 CVE-2018-19504 CVE-2018-20194
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