ALPINE-CVE-2018-20194

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    ALPINE-CVE-2018-20194

    Published: 18 Dec 2018Last Modified: 19 Nov 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-20194

    Summary:

    Details: There is a stack-based buffer underflow in the third instance of the calculate_gain function in libfaad/sbr_hfadj.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact because limiting the additional noise energy level is mishandled for the G_max <= G case.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-20194

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: faad2

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/faad2?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.0-r0

    Affected versions

    2.7-r0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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    High