Xiph vorbis-tools 1.4.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Xiph vorbis-tools 1.4.0. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-9640. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xiph vorbis-tools 1.4.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.

The weakness was presented 01/23/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at trac.xiph.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9640. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81240 (openSUSE Security Update : vorbis-tools (openSUSE-2015-114)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167595 (OpenSuSE Security Update for vorbis-tools (openSUSE-SU-2015:0231-1)).

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 X-Force (100321), Tenable (81240), SecurityFocus (BID 72292†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48437†). See VDB-73751 and VDB-73752 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 81240
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : vorbis-tools (openSUSE-2015-114)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for vorbis-tools FEDORA-2015-1253
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 19117
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CVE: CVE-2014-9640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73753
X-Force: 100321
SecurityFocus: 72292 - Vorbis Tools CVE-2014-9640 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 48437 - vorbis-tools 1.4.0 Remote Denial of Service via a Crafted raw File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 12/07/2024 18:06
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (60), 06/19/2017 08:22 (7), 04/11/2022 17:05 (4), 04/11/2022 17:13 (1), 12/07/2024 18:06 (18)
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