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TI-2008-01616 Aliases CVE-2008-1686GHSA-8q5j-pq4c-9v79

Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06494 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.11.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.13VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3aVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableXine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.11.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.13 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3a Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.12Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.7Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.8Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.9Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11.1Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.0Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.41Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.42Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0Vulnerablexiph
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1Vulnerablexiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.12 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11.1 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.41 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.42 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·xiph
  • cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·xiph

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0235 Released 2008-04-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    speex security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) speex-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1, speex-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1.i386, speex-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1, speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1.i386, speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) speex-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1, speex-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) speex-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1, speex-devel-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1, speex-devel-1.0.5-4.el5_1.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1, speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1.i386, speex-devel-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1, speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1.i386, speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1, speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1.i386, speex-1.0.4-4.el4_6.1.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0235

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1686
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q5j-pq4c-9v79

References

Patch 2

Advisory 17

Other 15

Sources

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