CVE-2008-1420

Description

Integer overflow in residue partition value (aka partvals) evaluation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file, which triggers a heap overflow.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.33% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com 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://usn.ubuntu.com/825-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30234 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0270.html vendor advisory not applicable
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440706 issue tracking
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 mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00247.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html vendor advisory not applicable
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029 third party advisory vdb entry
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/30479 third party advisory permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/36463 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29206 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30259 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9500 signature vdb entry
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 mailing list
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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42402 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1420?
CVE-2008-1420 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1420?
To fix CVE-2008-1420, 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-2008-1420 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1420 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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