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CVE-2008-1420

Published: 16 May 2008

Integer overflow in residue partition value (aka partvals) evaluation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file, which triggers a heap overflow.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
Regression #1: https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/1456
fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/15532
fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/15533
Regression #2: https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/1572
fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/16327
fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/16552

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
libvorbis
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (1.1.2-0ubuntu2.3)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy
Released (1.2.0.dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)
hardy
Released (1.2.0.dfsg-2ubuntu0.1)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(1.2.0.dfsg-3.1)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/14598
vendor: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440706
vendor: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=482518