Multiple vulnerabilities in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-6749 CVE-2017-11331 CVE-2014-9640 CVE-2014-9639 CVE-2014-9638 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 CWE-125 CWE-369 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
vorbis-tools / |
| Vendor | xiph.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU31923
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6749
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted AIFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsvorbis-tools: 1.0 beta4 - 1.4.0
External linkshttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165555.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166424.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00013.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/455
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/457
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=797461
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258424
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258443
http://trac.xiph.org/attachment/ticket/2212/0001-oggenc-Fix-large-alloca-on-bad-AIFF-input.patch
http://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2212
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU31924
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11331
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted wav file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsvorbis-tools: 1.0 beta4 - 1.4.0
External linkshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/80
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42397/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
3) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU31925
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9640
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted raw file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsvorbis-tools: 1.0 beta4 - 1.4.0
External linkshttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0051.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148852.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00032.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:037
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/21/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/9
http://trac.xiph.org/changeset/19117
http://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2009
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU31926
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9639
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in oggenc in vorbis-tools. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted WAV file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsvorbis-tools: 1.0 beta4 - 1.4.0
External linkshttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150543.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150570.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00054.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/78
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/21/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72295
http://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2136
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Division by zero
EUVDB-ID: #VU31927
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9638
CWE-ID:
CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error in oggenc in vorbis-tools. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted WAV file with the number of channels set to zero to the application, trigger divide-by-zero error and crash the application.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsvorbis-tools: 1.0 beta4 - 1.4.0
External linkshttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150543.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150570.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00054.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/78
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/21/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72290
http://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2137
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
