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Faad2 "decodeMP4file()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32006
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Release Date:
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2008-09-24
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Last Update:
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2008-10-09
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Popularity:
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912 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Faad2 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-4201
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Faad2, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "decodeMP4file()" function in frontend/main.c. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted MPEG-4 file.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.6.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply vendor patch.
http://www.audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits ICST-ERCIS, Peking University.
Changelog:
2008-10-09: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.audiocoding.com/archive.html
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