CVE catalog
CVE-2008-4201
faad2: CVE-2008-4201
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.65% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | faad2 | sid | 2.11.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | faad2 | forky | 2.11.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | faad2 | trixie | 2.11.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | faad2 | bookworm | 2.10.1-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | faad2 | source | sid | 2.6.1-3.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [499899] |
| Debian | faad2 | source | forky | 2.6.1-3.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [499899] |
| Debian | faad2 | source | trixie | 2.6.1-3.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [499899] |
| Debian | faad2 | source | bookworm | 2.6.1-3.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [499899] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [faad]Fixed
Source package: [faad2]
Details (2)
2.10.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · faad2 · debian · 12
2.10.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · faad2 · debian · 12
- [libfaad2]Fixed
Source package: [faad2]
Details (2)
2.10.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · faad2 · debian · 12
2.10.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · faad2 · debian · 12
- [libfaad-dev]Fixed
Source package: [faad2]
Details (2)
2.10.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · faad2 · debian · 12
2.10.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · faad2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [faad]Fixed
Source package: [faad2]
Details (2)
2.11.2-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · 13
2.11.2-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · 13
- [libfaad2]Fixed
Source package: [faad2]
Details (2)
2.11.2-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · 13
2.11.2-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · 13
- [libfaad-dev]Fixed
Source package: [faad2]
Details (2)
2.11.2-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · 13
2.11.2-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.1-3.1dsa · faad2 · debian · 13
Observed: