CVE-2008-1419

Public Exploit

Description

Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier does not properly handle a zero value for codebook.dim, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop) or trigger an integer overflow.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.35% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42400 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30234 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0270.html not applicable vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1591 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00256.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42397 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00247.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html not applicable vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-682-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30237 third party advisory permissions required
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-09.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10104 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/30479 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29206 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30259 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30247 third party advisory permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/30820 third party advisory permissions required
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00243.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:102 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32946 third party advisory permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 third party advisory permissions required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440700 issue tracking exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1419?
CVE-2008-1419 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1419?
To fix CVE-2008-1419, 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-2008-1419 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1419 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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