Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been found in FAAD2.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-libs/faad2 | * | < 2.11.0 | >= 2.11.0 |
FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FAAD2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/faad2-2.11.0"
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FAAD2, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-libs/faad2 | * | < 2.9.0 | >= 2.9.0 |
FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FAAD2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/faad2-2.9.0"
A buffer overflow in FAAD2 might lead to user-assisted execution of arbitrary code via an MP4 file.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-libs/faad2 | * | < 2.6.1-r2 | >= 2.6.1-r2 |
FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder.
The ICST-ERCIS (Peking University) reported a heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file() function in frontend/main.c.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file in an application using FAAD2, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/faad2-2.6.1-r2"