CVE-2023-38857 json
Buffer Overflow vulnerability infaad2 v.2.10.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the stc…
published 2023-08-15 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-42630
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer Overflow vulnerability infaad2 v.2.10.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the stcoin function in mp4read.c.
Patch / fix
- faad2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
- faad2 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1
- faad2 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
- faad2 Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857
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- faad2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +4 more 2.11.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-38857
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/171 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 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
github.com
/knik0/faad2/issues/171
exploit, issue-tracking
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202401-13
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-38857
- NVD CVE-2023-38857
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