CVE-2008-2009

Description

Xiph.org libvorbis before 1.0 does not properly check for underpopulated Huffman trees, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OGG file that triggers memory corruption during execution of the _make_decode_tree function.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.34% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444443	issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-861-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references	vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30247	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42521	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2009?: CVE-2008-2009 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2009?: To fix CVE-2008-2009, 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-2008-2009 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-2009 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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