CVE-2007-4066

Multiple buffer overflows in Xiph.Org libvorbis before 1.2.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or have other unspecified impact via a crafted OGG file, aka trac Changesets 13162, 13168, 13169, 13170, 13172, 13211, and 13215, as demonstrated by an overflow in oggenc.exe related to the _psy_noiseguards_8 array.

Published: 2007-09-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4066 is rated Moderate Risk (45.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.30%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4066

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-10 1.25% 1.30% +0.05%
2 2025-12-06 1.26% 1.25% -0.02%
3 2025-03-30 1.26%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4066

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4066

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-4066

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2007-4066 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libvorbis, libvorbisidec), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4066
gentoo normal CVE-2007-4066: 1 GLSA(s) (200710-03), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libvorbis); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-4066
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4066
ubuntu low CVE-2007-4066 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libvorbis), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 5, ignored 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4066

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4066

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xiph.org libvorbis <= 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4066

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/24923
http://secunia.com/advisories/26865 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27099
http://secunia.com/advisories/27170
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
http://secunia.com/advisories/28614
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-03.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018712
http://svn.xiph.org/trunk/vorbis/CHANGES
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1471
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:194
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0845.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0912.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=249780 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11453
https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/13162
https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/13168
https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/13169
https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/13170
https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/13172
https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/13211
https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/13215
https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/300
https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/853
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