High severity7.8OSV Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-20196
CVE-2018-20196
Description
There is a stack-based buffer overflow 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 the S_M array is mishandled.
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Affected products
3- Range: 2_8_0, 2_8_1, 2_8_2, …
- Range: =2.8.8
Patches
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References
4- github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/19nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109nvdThird Party Advisory
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