Name: CVE-2008-4201: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-4201, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.0655

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file function (frontend/main.c) in FAAD2 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade faad2	Jul 30, 2024	Sep 24, 2008
Freebsd	—	Upgrade faad2	Dec 10, 2025	Nov 12, 2008
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-libs/faad2.	Oct 30, 2017	Sep 24, 2008
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade faad2	Nov 19, 2024	Sep 24, 2008

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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