Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.2 OGG File buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.2. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component OGG File Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-43361. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component OGG File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Vorbis-tools v.1.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service during the conversion of wav files to ogg files.

The weakness was published 10/03/2023 as 41. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-43361 since 09/18/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235527 (RockyLinux 8 : vorbis-tools (RLSA-2024:3095)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (235527) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1213). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Oracle Linux

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 235527
Nessus Name: RockyLinux 8 : vorbis-tools (RLSA-2024:3095)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2023 🔍
10/03/2023 +15 days 🔍
10/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2025 +765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 41
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-43361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241115
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1213 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2023 08:05
Updated: 11/06/2025 22:21
Changes: 10/03/2023 08:05 (39), 10/23/2023 14:53 (11), 05/08/2025 15:48 (17), 09/06/2025 20:27 (7), 11/06/2025 22:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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