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High
CVE-2019-6956
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2...
Vulnerability 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.
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
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/faad/global-buffer-overflow%40ps_mix_phase.md
- https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00020.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109
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Affected Vendor
audiocoding
View all reports →Affected Software
freeware advanced audio decoder 2, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 25th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.