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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891791
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1791-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'faad2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1791-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'faad2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1791-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in faad2, the Freeware Advanced Audio Coder:

CVE-2018-20194, CVE-2018-20197 Improper handling of implicit channel mapping reconfiguration leads to multiple heap based buffer overflow issues. These flaws might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause DoS.

CVE-2018-20198, CVE-2018-20362 Insufficient user input validation in the sbr_hfadj module leads to stack-based buffer underflow issues. These flaws might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause DoS or any other unspecified impact.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.7-8+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your faad2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'faad2' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20194
Bugtraq: 20190916 [SECURITY] [DSA 4522-1] faad2 security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28
Debian Security Information: DSA-4522 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/21
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00022.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20197
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/20
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20198
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/23
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20362
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/26
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