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Critical
CVE-2008-4201
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/6
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2601
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32006
- http://www.audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31219
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238445
- http://www.audiocoding.com/archive.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=166174&action=view
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32661
- http://osvdb.org/48349
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 24th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.