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Vulnerability details: VCID-d1b3-e4zt-43hb
Vulnerability ID VCID-d1b3-e4zt-43hb
Aliases CVE-2019-6956
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FAAD2, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
System Score Found at
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
epss 0.00354 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
cvssv2 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6956
cvssv3.1 7.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6956
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2660
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-6956
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20196
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20199
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20360
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6956
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32272
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32273
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32274
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32276
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32277
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32278
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/faad/global-buffer-overflow%40ps_mix_phase.md
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00020.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240/
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109
914641 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=914641
AVG-2660 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2660
cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_decoder_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2019-6956 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6956
GLSA-202006-17 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6956
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6956
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.57652
EPSS Score 0.00354
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:45.998389+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17 38.0.0