UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38857
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857
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Downstream
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Published
2023-08-15T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-10T15:12:33Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

faad2

Package

Name
faad2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/faad2@2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.8-3.2
2.9.0-1
2.9.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "faad",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad2",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

faad2

Package

Name
faad2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/faad2@2.11.1-1build1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.10.1-1
2.11.1-1
2.11.1-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "faad",
            "binary_version": "2.11.1-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.11.1-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad2",
            "binary_version": "2.11.1-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

faad2

Package

Name
faad2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/faad2@2.11.2-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.11.1-1build1
2.11.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "faad",
            "binary_version": "2.11.2-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.11.2-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad2",
            "binary_version": "2.11.2-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

faad2

Package

Name
faad2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/faad2@2.11.2-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.11.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "faad",
            "binary_version": "2.11.2-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.11.2-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad2",
            "binary_version": "2.11.2-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

faad2

Package

Name
faad2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/faad2@2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7-8
2.7-8+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
2.7-8+deb8u3build0.14.04.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "faad",
            "binary_version": "2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad2",
            "binary_version": "2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

faad2

Package

Name
faad2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/faad2@2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.0~cvs20150510-1
2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "faad",
            "binary_version": "2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad2",
            "binary_version": "2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

faad2

Package

Name
faad2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/faad2@2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.1-2
2.8.5-1
2.8.6-1
2.8.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "faad",
            "binary_version": "2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfaad2",
            "binary_version": "2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}