CVE-2018-19886 json
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function (libfaac/huff2.c) in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.2…
published 2018-12-06 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-11560
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function (libfaac/huff2.c) in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.29.9.2. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service in the book 8 case.
Patch / fix
- faac Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.30-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19886
- faac Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +12 more 1.30-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-19886
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Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/knik0/faac/issues/23 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
github.com
/knik0/faac/issues/23
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202208-16
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-19886
- NVD CVE-2018-19886
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