CVE-2017-9221 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) version 2.7. A remote attacker can trigger an invalid memory read and application crash by providing a specially crafted MP4 file. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating it requires local access and user interaction to exploit, but can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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