CVE-2017-14632
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.7% (pctl 93)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory in the function vorbis_analysis_headerout() in info.c when vi->channels<=0, a similar issue to Mozilla bug 550184.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.71% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-09-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| xiph.org | libvorbis |
References
- https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2328
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3569-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4113
- https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2328
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3569-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4113
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