CVE-2017-14632
Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory in the function vorbis_analysis_headerout() in info.c when vi->channels<=0, a similar issue to Mozilla bug
02 Description
Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory in the function vorbis_analysis_headerout() in info.c when vi->channels<=0, a similar issue to Mozilla bug
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-09-21 07:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-09-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9f4e9c76388aef7df46013dde35a52c82e5156b59b008cabf0d65c2c032446c3
05 Affected products
06 References
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3569-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3569-1/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4113https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4113
- gitlab.xiph.orghttps://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2328
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180430 [SECURITY] [DLA 1368-1] libvorbis security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- lib32-libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.6-1
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.6-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-4.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-4.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-4.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.2-1.3ubuntu1.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-3ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.