CVE-2018-20362 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability found in the ifilter_bank function of libfaad/filtbank.c within Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) version 2.8.8. This flaw can lead to a segmentation fault and application crash due to mishandling of windowed output in specific audio processing scenarios. With a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious audio file) to trigger, resulting in high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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