7.8

CVE-2023-43361: xiph vorbis-tools Out-of-bounds Write

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2023-0316SUSE-SU-2023:4218-1SUSE-SU-2023:4251-1
Published 02-10-2023Last modified 04-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-43361 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in xiph vorbis-tools. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 02-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Vorbis-tools v.1.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service during the conversion of wav files to ogg files.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.01 pp

From 0.45% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Vorbis Tools

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse15 products
  • vorbis-tools&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1< 1.4.0-150000.3.3.1
  • vorbis-tools&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS< 1.4.0-150000.3.3.1
  • vorbis-tools&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS< 1.4.0-150000.3.3.1
  • vorbis-tools&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS< 1.4.0-150000.3.3.1
  • vorbis-tools&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS< 1.4.0-150000.3.3.1
Opensuse3 products
  • vorbis-tools&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 1.4.0-150000.3.3.1
  • vorbis-tools&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 1.4.0-150000.3.3.1
  • vorbis-tools&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.4.2-2.1
Redhat3 products
  • vorbis-tools< 1:1.4.0-29.el8
  • vorbis-tools-debuginfo< 1:1.4.0-29.el8
  • vorbis-tools-debugsource< 1:1.4.0-29.el8
Mageia2 products
  • vorbis-tools< 1.4.0-15.1.mga8
  • vorbis-tools< 1.4.2-3.1.mga9
Debian1 product
  • vorbis-toolsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.4.3-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • vorbis-toolsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Xiph1 product

7 vendors · 26 products

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