CVE-2008-1423
Published May 16, 2008 · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Integer overflow in a certain quantvals and quantlist calculation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file with a large virtual space for its codebook, which triggers a heap overflow.
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QFinch assessment
Integer overflow in a certain quantvals and quantlist calculation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file with a large virtual space for its codebook, which triggers a heap overflow.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
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Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- 30234 ↗
- RHSA-2008:0270 ↗
- bugzilla.redhat.com ↗
- SUSE-SR:2008:012 ↗
- DSA-1591 ↗
- FEDORA-2008-3910 ↗
- FEDORA-2008-3898 ↗
- RHSA-2008:0271 ↗
- 1020029 ↗
- libvorbis-quantvals-quantlist-bo(42403) ↗
- USN-682-1 ↗
- 30237 ↗
Record history
Published May 16, 2008 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026