CVE-2007-4029

Description

libvorbis 1.1.2, and possibly other versions before 1.2.0, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) an invalid mapping type, which triggers an out-of-bounds read in the vorbis_info_clear function in info.c, and (2) invalid blocksize values that trigger a segmentation fault in the read function in block.c.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.39% Top 25%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-003-libvorbis.txt
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1590
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-498-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2760	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35624	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26299	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=249780
http://secunia.com/advisories/28614	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1471	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26429	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0912.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-03.xml	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10570	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35623	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018712	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26087	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25082	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474729/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.tellini.org/blog/archives/32-Music-Box-1.6.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24923	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26535	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2698	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27099	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26232	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:167-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26865	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0845.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4029?: CVE-2007-4029 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4029?: To fix CVE-2007-4029, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4029 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4029 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.