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CVE-2018-19504

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  • Published2018-11-23
  • WeaknessCWE-125 · CWE-476

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Description

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-11-2319:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Audiocoding freeware advanced audio decoder 2
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.8= 2.8.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • faad2Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • faad2Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • faad2Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • faad2Debian:14all versions · fixed in 2.8.8-2
  • faad2Debian:13all versions · fixed in 2.8.8-2
  • faad2Debian:12all versions · fixed in 2.8.8-2
  • faad2Debian:9all versions · fixed in 2.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u2
  • faad2CleanStartall versions · fixed in 2.9.0-r0

18 more package ranges on OSV.dev

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-11-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6jwr-hc2r-77jr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19504?

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.

Is CVE-2018-19504 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-19504 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19504?

CVE-2018-19504 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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