CVE-2017-9254

Publication date 27 June 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

The mp4ff_read_stts function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 incorrectly handled certain mp4 files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
faad2	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.7-8+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

Notes

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reproducer errors out

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H