Xiph.org libvorbis up to 1.12 Partition numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Xiph.org libvorbis up to 1.12 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Partition. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-1420. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xiph.org libvorbis up to 1.12 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Partition. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2008. The weakness was published 05/16/2008 by Will Drewry with Google Security Team as Bug 440706 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1420 since 03/20/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 40769 (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : libvorbis vulnerability (USN-825-1)), 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 117308 (CentOS Security Update for libvorbis (CESA-2008:0270)).

Upgrading 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 (42402), Tenable (40769), SecurityFocus (BID 29206†), OSVDB (45156†) and Secunia (SA30234†). Similar entries are available at VDB-42406, VDB-42396 and VDB-42394. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 40769
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : libvorbis vulnerability (USN-825-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 61107
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1591-1 (libvorbis)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 440706
Researcher: Will Drewry
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42395

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X-Force: 42402
SecurityFocus: 29206 - libvorbis Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30234
OSVDB: 45156 - CVE-2008-1420 - Xiph.org - Libvorbis - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020029
Vulnerability Center: 18400 - Xiph.org libvorbis <=1.2.0 Integer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted OGG File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1510

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 11:36
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (79), 08/10/2019 11:36 (13)
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