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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder 1.29.9.2. This affects the function huffcode of the file libfaac/huff2.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-19890. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder 1.29.9.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function huffcode of the file libfaac/huff2.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is 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 2 case.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2018. The weakness was presented 12/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-19890 since 12/05/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

See VDB-127554, VDB-127552, VDB-127551 and VDB-127550 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Advisory: 20
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-19890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127553
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2018 08:24
Updated: 06/13/2023 11:56
Changes: 12/06/2018 08:24 (56), 04/18/2020 07:16 (1), 06/13/2023 11:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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