CVE-2017-9255
The mp4ff_read_stsc function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 ...
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
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
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-9255- 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
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-834
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-9255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18191 No score
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18191- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjf3-qw96-mmw3
The mp4ff_read_stsc function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 ...
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
- Record
GHSA-fjf3-qw96-mmw3- 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-834
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-9255- 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-2017-9255
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9255- 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-2017-9255
The mp4ff_read_stsc 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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9255- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
faad2Debian:12 |
before 2.8.1-1 | 2.8.1-1 |
faad2Debian:13 |
before 2.8.1-1 | 2.8.1-1 |
faad2Debian:14 |
before 2.8.1-1 | 2.8.1-1 |
faad2Debian:7 |
before 2.7-8+deb7u1, plus listed versions 2.7-8 |
2.7-8+deb7u1 |
faad2Ubuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.7-8+deb7u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 2.7-8 |
2.7-8+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 |
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:16.04:LTS |
before 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1 |
2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2017-9255 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2, published June 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in faad2 2.8.1-1.