CVE-2008-1686

Description

Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.07% Top 10%
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-1 vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491009/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1302/references vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:124 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019875 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29878 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29898 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00287.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1269/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29866 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30117 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/speex-dev/2008-April/006636.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30104 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1300/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29727 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1301/references vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-3 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29672 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1585 patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:092 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30353 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41684 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29835 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185&group_id=9655
http://secunia.com/advisories/29880 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blog.kfish.org/2008/04/release-libfishsound-091.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10026 signature vdb entry
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-2.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1228/references vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1584 patch vendor advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1268/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29845 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-2 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0235.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30358 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29854 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.460836 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1187/references vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:094 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29881 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:093 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-17.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30119 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28665 patch vdb entry
http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/news.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00357.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00244.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29882 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1686?
CVE-2008-1686 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1686?
To fix CVE-2008-1686, 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-2008-1686 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1686 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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