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Debian 9 Stretch DLA-2792-1 Critical: Faad2 Heap Vulnerabilities and Risks

debian lts
Calendar Grey October 24, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4863-1 delivers essential patches for libxml2 to mitigate risks of arbitrary code execution stemming from specially crafted XML files.
Several issues have been found in faad2, a freeware Advanced Audio Decoder player
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Summary

Several issues have been found in faad2, a freeware Advanced Audio Decoder
player. They are related to heap buffer overflows or null pointer
dereferences, which both might allow an attacker to execute code by
providing crafted files.


For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
2.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u3.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: faad2
Version: 2.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u3
CVE ID: CVE-2018-20199 CVE-2018-20360 CVE-2019-6956

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