There is a stack-based buffer underflow in the third instance of the calculate_gain function in libfaad/sbr_hfadj.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8
Published Dec 18, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.32%
Description
There is a stack-based buffer underflow in the third instance of the calculate_gain function in libfaad/sbr_hfadj.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact because limiting the additional noise energy level is mishandled for the G_max > G case.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.8.8
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01317) | 69.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01317) | 66.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 53.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 70.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 69.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 66.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 33.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/20 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00022.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/20 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00022.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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