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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891899
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1899-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'faad2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1899-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'faad2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1899-1 advisory.

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

CVE-2018-19502

Heap buffer overflow in the function excluded_channels (libfaad/syntax.c). This vulnerability might allow remote attackers to cause denial of service via crafted MPEG AAC data.

CVE-2018-20196

Stack buffer overflow in the function calculate_gain (libfaad/br_hfadj.c). This vulnerability might allow remote attackers to cause denial of service or any unspecified impact via crafted MPEG AAC data.

CVE-2018-20199, CVE-2018-20360 NULL pointer dereference in the function ifilter_bank (libfaad/filtbank.c). This vulnerability might allow remote attackers to cause denial of service via crafted MPEG AAC data.

CVE-2019-6956

Global buffer overflow in the function ps_mix_phase (libfaad/ps_dec.c). This vulnerability might allow remote attackers to cause denial of service or any other unspecified impact via crafted MPEG AAC data.

CVE-2019-15296

Buffer overflow in the function faad_resetbits (libfaad/bits.c). This vulnerability might allow remote attackers to cause denial of service via crafted MPEG AAC data.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.7-8+deb8u3.

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-2018-19502
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/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/faad
https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20196
Debian Security Information: DSA-5109 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/19
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20199
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/24
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00020.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20360
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/32
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-15296
https://github.com/knik0/faad2/commit/942c3e0aee748ea6fe97cb2c1aa5893225316174
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-6956
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/faad/global-buffer-overflow%40ps_mix_phase.md
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