CVE-2018-20362
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware...
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
CVE-2018-20362- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
CVE-2018-20362- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12920 No score
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12920- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ccwv-cxfw-98f2
5.5
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware...
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
GHSA-ccwv-cxfw-98f2- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-20362
5.5
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-20362- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
5.5
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
CVE-2018-20362- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20362
5.5
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20362- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20362
5.5
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in ifilter_bank of libfaad/filtbank.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash because adding to windowed output is mishandled in the EIGHT_SHORT_SEQUENCE case.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20362- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15214-1 No score
faad2-2.11.2-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the faad2-2.11.2-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15214-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
faad2Alpine:v3.10 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.11 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.12 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.13 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.14 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.15 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.16 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.17 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.18 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.19 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
faad2Alpine:v3.20 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.21 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.22 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.23 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.24 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.7 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.8 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Alpine:v3.9 |
before 2.9.0-r0 | 2.9.0-r0 |
faad2Debian:12 |
before 2.8.8-2 | 2.8.8-2 |
faad2Debian:13 |
before 2.8.8-2 | 2.8.8-2 |
faad2Debian:14 |
before 2.8.8-2 | 2.8.8-2 |
faad2Debian:8 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.7-8+deb8u2, plus listed versions 2.7-82.7-8+deb8u1 |
2.7-8+deb8u2 |
faad2Debian:9 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 2.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u2, plus listed versions 2.8.0~cvs20161113-12.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u1 |
2.8.0~cvs20161113-1+deb9u2 |
faad2Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 2.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions 2.7-82.7-8+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 |
2.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm1 |
faad2Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.0~cvs20150510-12.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.12.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
faad2Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.1-22.8.5-12.8.6-12.8.8-12.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
faad2openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 2.11.2-2.1 | 2.11.2-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20362 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2, published December 22, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in faad2 2.9.0-r0.
References
github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/26
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00022.html
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4522
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/28
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20362
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-ccwv-cxfw-98f2
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-20362
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20362
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20362
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20362
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20194
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20196
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20199
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20358
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20359
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20362
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15296
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6956