Xiph.org libvorbis up to 1.12 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Xiph.org libvorbis up to 1.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1419. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Xiph.org libvorbis up to 1.12 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier does not properly handle a zero value for codebook.dim, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop) or trigger an integer overflow.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2008. The weakness was shared 05/16/2008 by Will Drewry with Google Security Team as Bug 440700 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1419 since 03/20/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67690 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : libvorbis (ELSA-2008-0270)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117308 (CentOS Security Update for libvorbis (CESA-2008:0270)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42400), Tenable (67690), SecurityFocus (BID 29206†), OSVDB (45155†) and Secunia (SA30234†). The entries VDB-42406, VDB-42396 and VDB-42395 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 67690
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : libvorbis (ELSA-2008-0270)
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OpenVAS ID: 61107
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1591-1 (libvorbis)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 440700
Researcher: Will Drewry
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1419 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1419
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42394

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X-Force: 42400
SecurityFocus: 29206 - libvorbis Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30234
OSVDB: 45155 - CVE-2008-1419 - Xiph.org - Libvorbis - Denial-of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020029
Vulnerability Center: 18399 - Xiph.org libvorbis <= 1.2.0 Remote DoS via a Zero Value for codebook.dim, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1510

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 11:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/10/2019 11:31 (13)
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