CVE-2014-9638

Public Exploit

Description

oggenc in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a WAV file with the number of channels set to zero.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.36% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2137	exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/21/5	mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150543.html	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/9	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00054.html	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/78	mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150570.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72290	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9638?: CVE-2014-9638 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9638?: To fix CVE-2014-9638, 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-2014-9638 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-9638 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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