SB2019092439 - NULL pointer dereference in faad2 (Alpine package)



SB2019092439 - NULL pointer dereference in faad2 (Alpine package)

Published: September 24, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019092439
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19504)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.