CVE-2018-19504
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL...
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-19504- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-19504- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11193 No score
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
EUVD-2018-11193- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jwr-hc2r-77jr
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL...
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
GHSA-6jwr-hc2r-77jr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-19504
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-19504- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-19504- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-19504
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19504- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-19504
An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in ifilter_bank() in libfaad/filtbank.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19504- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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:v3.7 |
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:9 |
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 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7-82.7-8+deb7u1build0.14.04.12.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm12.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
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 |
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-2018-19504 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2, published November 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in faad2 2.9.0-r0.