fdkaac up to 1.0.4 caf_reader.c caf_info heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in fdkaac up to 1.0.4 and classified as critical. This affects the function caf_info of the file caf_reader.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-34824. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in fdkaac up to 1.0.4. This issue affects the function caf_info of the file caf_reader.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

fdkaac before 1.0.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in caf_info function in caf_reader.c.

The weakness was presented 06/14/2023 as 55. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-34824 since 06/07/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242585 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : fdkaac vulnerabilities (USN-7660-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242585) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-38865). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242585
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : fdkaac vulnerabilities (USN-7660-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: fdkaac 1.0.5

Timelineinfo

06/07/2023 🔍
06/14/2023 +7 days 🔍
06/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/08/2026 +939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 55
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-34824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231563
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2023 17:19
Updated: 01/08/2026 23:00
Changes: 06/14/2023 17:19 (41), 07/13/2023 14:17 (10), 01/03/2025 16:36 (24), 07/23/2025 14:58 (2), 01/08/2026 23:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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