Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14632 · published 21 September 2017
CVE-2017-14632: Xiph.org libvorbis memory buffer overflow vulnerability
XXiph.Org · Libvorbis
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2328 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3569-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4113 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2328 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3569-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4113 | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14632), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.