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CVE-2019-15296

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits...

7.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

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

1.32%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
CVE-2019-15296
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
CVE-2019-15296
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6303 No score

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
EUVD-2019-6303
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3p67-56xf-rrrf No score

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits...

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
GHSA-3p67-56xf-rrrf
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-15296 7.8

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-15296
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.8

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
CVE-2019-15296
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-15296 7.8

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15296
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-15296 7.8

An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. The faad_resetbits function in libfaad/bits.c is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The number of bits to be read is determined by ld->buffer_size - words4, cast to uint32. If ld->buffer_size - words4 is negative, a buffer overflow is later performed via getdword_n(&ld->start[words], ld->bytes_left).

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15296
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
faad2
Alpine:v3.10
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.11
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.12
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.13
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.14
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.15
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.16
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.17
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.18
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.19
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
faad2
Alpine:v3.20
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.21
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.22
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.23
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.24
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.7
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.8
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Alpine:v3.9
before 2.9.0-r0
2.9.0-r0
faad2
Debian:12
before 2.8.8-3
2.8.8-3
faad2
Debian:13
before 2.8.8-3
2.8.8-3
faad2
Debian:14
before 2.8.8-3
2.8.8-3
faad2
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.7-8+deb8u3, plus listed versions
2.7-82.7-8+deb8u12.7-8+deb8u2
2.7-8+deb8u3
faad2
Debian: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
faad2
Ubuntu: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
faad2
Ubuntu: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
faad2
Ubuntu: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
faad2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 2.11.2-2.1
2.11.2-2.1

History

History
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affected, facts
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2019-15296 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2, published August 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in faad2 2.9.0-r0.

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