CVE-2018-20196 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the FAAD2 audio decoder (versions 2.8.8 and earlier), specifically within the calculate_gain function, affecting products like audiocoding and Debian Linux. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a crafted input could lead to a denial of service or potentially other severe impacts, requiring user interaction for exploitation. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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