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medium 5.5

CVE-2017-9255 json

The mp4ff_read_stsc function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a…

published 2017-06-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18191

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The mp4ff_read_stsc function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.

Patch / fix

  • faad2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.8.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9255

  • faad2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.7-8+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
  • faad2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1
  • faad2 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9255

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • faad2 Arch Linux 2.8.1-1

arch linux advisories AVG-328

Exploit prediction

0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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