4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-2009
Xiph.org libvorbis Integer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Xiph.org libvorbis before 1.0 does not properly check for underpopulated Huffman trees, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OGG file that triggers memory corruption during execution of the _make_decode_tree function.

INFO

Published Date :

May 16, 2008, 12:54 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 29, 2019, 12:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2009 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Xiph.org libvorbis
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2009.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30247 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-861-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444443 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42521 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2009 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30247 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/30247 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-861-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-861-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444443 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444443 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42521 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42521 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR OR *cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libvorbis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42521 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42521 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2009 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2009 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.87 }} -0.38%

score

0.90956

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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