CVE-2008-1423

vorbis: integer oveflow caused by huge codebooks

Published May 16, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 8.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1591-1 New libvorbis packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1427 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-682-1 libvorbis vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM
Reserved
Mar 20, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 16, 2008, 12:54 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 14, 2008, 12:00 AM