CVE-2024-56431
oc_huff_tree_unpack in huffdec.c in libtheora in Theora through 1.0 7180717 has an invalid negative left shift. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because there is no evidence of a security
02 Description
oc_huff_tree_unpack in huffdec.c in libtheora in Theora through 1.0 7180717 has an invalid negative left shift. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because there is no evidence of a security
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.8% 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
- 2024-12-25 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-05-07 19:45Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-12-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ffc646f96d2ddd68e917f87e00211574caeb217d29df42a7bd06f976ec014a67
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/xiph/theora/issues/17#issuecomment-2480630603
- github.comhttps://github.com/xiph/theora/blob/7180717276af1ebc7da15c83162d6c5d6203aabf/lib/huffdec.c#L193
- github.comhttps://github.com/UnionTech-Software/libtheora-CVE-2024-56431-PoC
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/25/6
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/25/4
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/25/6
07 Fixed in
Debian 13
- libtheora Fixed in 1.2.0~alpha1+dfsg-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libtheora Fixed in 1.2.0~alpha1+dfsg-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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