PT-2018-3073

CVE-2018-20358

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Published

2018-11-23

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Updated

2026-10-01

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CVSS 3.1
5.5
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) version 2.8.8
Description The issue is related to an invalid memory address dereference in the lt prediction function, which can cause a segmentation fault and application crash, leading to denial of service. This is due to a buffer overflow error, allowing an attacker to potentially cause a denial of service.
Recommendations For Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) version 2.8.8, consider disabling the lt prediction function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the affected lt predict.c module to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2021-1316
ALT-PU-2021-1341
ALT-PU-2023-1579
CLEANSTART-2023-LS66031
DSA-4522-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15214-1
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