CVE-2008-1423

Integer overflow in a certain quantvals and quantlist calculation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file with a large virtual space for its codebook, 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-2008-1423 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.13%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize 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-2008-1423

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 2026-06-15 10.74% 8.13% -2.62%
2 2025-12-28 8.31% 10.74% +2.43%
3 2025-12-27 — 8.31% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1423

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1423

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1423

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-1423 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-2008-1423
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1423: 1 GLSA(s) (200806-09), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libvorbis); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1423
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1423
suse critical CVE-2008-1423 severity critical: SUSE including 31 source package names (libvorbis-1.2.0-79.12, libvorbis-1.2.0-79.13.1, …), 35 product×package rows across 9 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, … (9 product lines)): Fixed 35. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1423/
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1423 medium 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-2008-1423

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1423

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 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1423

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://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 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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=440709 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42403
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9851
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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