Freeware Advanced Audio Coder 1.29.9.2 libfaac/huff2.c huffcode memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder 1.29.9.2. This issue affects the function huffcode of the file libfaac/huff2.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-19886. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder 1.29.9.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function huffcode of the file libfaac/huff2.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function (libfaac/huff2.c) in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.29.9.2. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service in the book 8 case.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2018. The weakness was shared 12/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-19886 since 12/05/2018. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Advisory: 23
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CVE: CVE-2018-19886 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19886
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127549
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2018 08:21
Updated: 06/13/2023 11:24
Changes: 12/06/2018 08:21 (56), 04/18/2020 06:39 (1), 06/13/2023 11:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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