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TI-2008-01367 Aliases CVE-2008-1423GHSA-wf2j-2f6p-cm9w

Integer overflow in a certain quantvals and quantlist calculation in Xiph.org libvorbis…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08126 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*2.1Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*2.1Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*2.1Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*5Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*5Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*2.1Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableXiph.org
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableXiph.org
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableXiph.org
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Xiph.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xiph.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xiph.org
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableXiph.org
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableXiph.org
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableXiph.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xiph.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xiph.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Xiph.org

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0270 Released 2008-05-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvorbis security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3, libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3.i386, libvorbis-devel-1:1.0-10.el3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libvorbis-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2, libvorbis-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2.i386, libvorbis-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3, libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3.i386, libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1, libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1.i386, libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libvorbis-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2, libvorbis-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libvorbis-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2, libvorbis-devel-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2, libvorbis-devel-1:1.1.2-3.el5_1.2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1, libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1.i386, libvorbis-devel-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3, libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3.i386, libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1, libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1.i386, libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3, libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3.i386, libvorbis-1:1.0-10.el3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1, libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1.i386, libvorbis-1:1.1.0-3.el4_6.1.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2008:0271 Released 2008-05-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    libvorbis security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2, libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2.i386, libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2.ia64 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2, libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2.i386, libvorbis-devel-1.0rc2-9.el2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2, libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2.i386, libvorbis-devel-1.0rc2-9.el2.i386
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2, libvorbis-1.0rc2-9.el2.ia64, libvorbis-devel-1.0rc2-9.el2.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0271
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0271
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0271
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0270
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0271

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1423
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf2j-2f6p-cm9w

References

Advisory 10

Other 3

  • TI-2017-10728 Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-10315 The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-07358 mapping0_forward in mapping0.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.6 does not validate the number… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2008-01366 Integer overflow in residue partition value (aka partvals) evaluation in Xiph.org… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2018-07359 bark_noise_hybridmp in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.6 has a stack-based buffer over-read. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-10729 In Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5, an out-of-bounds array read vulnerability exists in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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