CVE-2008-1423

Description

Integer overflow in a certain quantvals and quantlist calculation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file with a large virtual space for its codebook, which triggers a heap overflow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.47% 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:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30234 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0270.html not applicable vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440709 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 mailing list vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00247.html mailing list 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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42403 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://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 mailing list 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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9851 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 third party advisory permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1423?
CVE-2008-1423 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1423?
To fix CVE-2008-1423, 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-2008-1423 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1423 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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