TI-2018-14086 Aliases CVE-2018-19886 GHSA-wcv4-mvxp-h397

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function…

LOW 27CWE-119Published 2018-12-06 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function (libfaac/huff2.c) in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.29.9.2. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service in the book 8 case.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00996 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_coder:1.29.9.2:::::::*	1.29.9.2	Vulnerable	Audiocoding

cpe:2.3:a:audiocoding:freeware_advanced_audio_coder:1.29.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.29.9.2 Vulnerable ·Audiocoding

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19886
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcv4-mvxp-h397

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/knik0/faac/issues/23

Advisory 1

GLSA-202208-16

TI-2017-06580 The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC)… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2018-14087 An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2018-14091 An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2018-14090 An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2018-14089 An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2018-14088 An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the huffcode function… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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