HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file
Published Sep 24, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.65%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.1
- 1.1
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.65% 0.06652
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06652
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.65% (0.06652) | 93.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.65% (0.06652) | 93.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 6.55% (0.06550) | 90.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.46% (0.08460) | 91.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.30% (0.10302) | 88.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.46% (0.08460) | 91.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.35% (0.03346) | 91.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 3.35% (0.03346) | 89.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.70% (0.03704) | 90.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499899 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=166174&action=view x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238445 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/48349 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32006 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32661 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.audiocoding.com/archive.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31219 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2601 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499899 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=166174&action=view | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238445 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/48349 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32006 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32661 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.audiocoding.com/archive.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2601 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 24, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 23, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4201
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a