FAAD2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200811-03 / faad2
Release Date	November 09, 2008
Latest Revision	November 09, 2008: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-libs/faad2	< 2.6.1-r2	>= 2.6.1-r2	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #238445

Synopsis

A buffer overflow in FAAD2 might lead to user-assisted execution of arbitrary code via an MP4 file.

2. Impact Information

Background

FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder.

Description

The ICST-ERCIS (Peking University) reported a heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file() function in frontend/main.c.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file in an application using FAAD2, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/faad2-2.6.1-r2"

4. References

CVE-2008-4201

Page updated November 09, 2008

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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