CVE-2017-9220
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 ...
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) 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_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9220- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9220- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18158 No score
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18158- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-43f7-4mcw-62jx
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 ...
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
GHSA-43f7-4mcw-62jx- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9220- 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-2017-9220
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9220- 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-2017-9220
The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9220- 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 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2017-9220 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 0.89%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in faad2 2.8.1-1.