CVE-2008-4201
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4201- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4201- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4184 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4184- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v676-q56x-42jv No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
- Record
GHSA-v676-q56x-42jv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4201- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4201 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4201- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
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-2008-4201 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Audiocoding Faad2, published September 24, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.65%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in faad2 2.6.1-3.1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/6
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2601
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499899
secunia.com/advisories/32006
audiocoding.com/patch/main_overflow.diff
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securityfocus.com/bid/31219
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238445
osvdb.org/48349
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4201
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v676-q56x-42jv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4201