6.8

CVE-2008-1420: xiph.org libvorbis Numeric Errors

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1420
Published 16-05-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1420 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in xiph.org libvorbis. EPSS estimates a 6.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 16-05-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in residue partition value (aka partvals) evaluation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file, which triggers a heap overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libvorbis< 1.2.0.dfsg-3.1
Xiph.org1 product
  • libvorbis1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.2.0 | 1.12

2 vendors · 2 products

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