Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in frontend/main.c in faad2 before 2.2.7.1...

7.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in frontend/main.c in faad2 before 2.2.7.1 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code via filename and pathname options.

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

Affected Vendor

github/knik0

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Affected Software

faad2

Vulnerable Versions:

unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: February 26th, 2021

Last Modified: September 16th, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1055 Process Injection

Defense Evasion

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1485 Data Destruction

Impact