Xiph libvorbis prior 1.0 _make_decode_tree memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Xiph libvorbis. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function _make_decode_tree. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Xiph.org libvorbis before 1.0 does not properly check for underpopulated Huffman trees, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OGG file that triggers memory corruption during execution of the _make_decode_tree function.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2008. The weakness was released 05/16/2008 as Bug 444443 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2009 since 04/29/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42891 (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : libvorbis vulnerabilities (USN-861-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117310 (CentOS Security Update for libvorbis (CESA-2008:0271)).

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42521) and Tenable (42891). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 42396, 42395 and 42394.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 42891
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : libvorbis vulnerabilities (USN-861-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 880142
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Upgrade: libvorbis 1.0

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Advisory: Bug 444443
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CVE: CVE-2008-2009 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42521
SecurityTracker: 1020029
Vulnerability Center: 18398 - Xiph.org libvorbis < 1.0 Remote DoS via a Crafted OGG File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36875
Secunia: 30247
OSVDB: 45413 - CVE-2008-2009 - Xiph.org - libvorbis - Denial-of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1510

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/01/2021 00:03
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/10/2019 11:25 (13), 08/01/2021 00:03 (4)
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