CVE-2017-9253

Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The mp4ff_read_stsd 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.

La función mp4ff_read_stsd en common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c en libasn1fix.a en Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (bucle largo y consumo de CPU) utilizando un archivo mp4 manipulado.

The mp4ff_read_stsd function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) version 2.7 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-05-28 CVE Reserved
2017-06-27 CVE Published
2017-06-27 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-834: Excessive Iteration

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/32	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/143159	2017-06-27

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Audiocoding Search vendor "Audiocoding"		Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 Search vendor "Audiocoding" for product "Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2"				2.7 Search vendor "Audiocoding" for product "Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2" and version "2.7"		-		Affected