Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2.7 MP4 File common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c mp4ff_read_ctts resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2.7. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is the function mp4ff_read_ctts of the file common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c of the component MP4 File Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-9257. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2.7 (Audio Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function mp4ff_read_ctts of the file common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c of the component MP4 File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The mp4ff_read_ctts function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9257 since 05/28/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102844 (Debian DLA-1077-1 : faad2 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102844). The entries VDB-102867, VDB-102868, VDB-102869 and VDB-102870 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 102844
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1077-1 : faad2 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 66334
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1077-1] faad2 security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/30/2017 +63 days 🔍
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10/21/2019 +781 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102877
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2017 07:57
Updated: 10/21/2019 06:48
Changes: 06/28/2017 07:57 (71), 10/21/2019 06:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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