Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-38857
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the faad2 package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | faad2 | 2.11.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | faad2 | 2.11.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | faad2 | 2.11.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | faad2 | 2.11.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | faad2 | 2.11.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | faad2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | faad2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | faad2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | faad2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38857 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/knik0/faad2/issues/171
- GLSA-202401-13 vendor-advisory