CVE-2008-1420

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.

Published: 2008-05-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1420 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.95%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1420

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 2025-12-28 8.13% 8.95% +0.82%
2 2025-12-27 8.95% 8.13% -0.82%
3 2025-12-13 — 8.95% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1420

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1420

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1420

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-1420 unimportant 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-2008-1420
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1420: 1 GLSA(s) (200806-09), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libvorbis); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1420
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1420
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1420/
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1420 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libvorbis), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1420

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1420

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xiph.org libvorbis 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph.org libvorbis 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph.org libvorbis 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph.org libvorbis 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph.org libvorbis 1.12 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1420

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30234 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30237 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30247 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30259 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30479 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30820 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32946 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36463 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-09.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1591 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:102 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0270.html Not Applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html Not Applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29206
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-682-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440706 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42402
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9500
https://usn.ubuntu.com/825-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00243.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00247.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00256.html Mailing List
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