HIGH
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8
Published Jan 25, 2019
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.15%
Description
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. It is a buffer over-read in ps_mix_phase in libfaad/ps_dec.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.9.0
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
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.
7.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.15% 0.01153
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01153
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 65.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 65.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 46.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 45.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.15% (0.02150) | 57.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 54.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 69.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/faad/global-buffer-overflow%40ps_mix_phase.md x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00020.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/ x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/faad/global-buffer-overflow%40ps_mix_phase.md | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00020.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/ | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 25, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jan 25, 2019
Link CVE-2019-6956
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a