CVE-2008-1686

Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.

Published: 2008-04-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1686 is rated High Risk (69.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.14%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1686

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 5.93% 6.14% +0.20%
2 2026-05-04 5.25% 5.93% +0.69%
3 2025-12-02 5.25%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1686

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-2008-1686

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1686

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1686 medium priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libfishsound, speex), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1686
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1686: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-17), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/speex); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1686
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1686
suse critical CVE-2008-1686 severity critical: SUSE including 38 source package names (gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.17-1.1.126, gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.30-5.12.15, …), 65 product×package rows across 21 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (21 product lines)): Fixed 65. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1686/
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1686 medium priority: Ubuntu including 8 source packages (gst-plugins-good0.10, libfishsound, …), 98 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 37, not-affected 34, ignored 15, DNE 9, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1686

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1686

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xine xine-lib <= 1.1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 0.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0.3a cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex <= 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph speex 1.1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:speex:1.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound <= 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.5.41 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.5.42 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xiph libfishsound 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:xiph:libfishsound:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1686

URL Tags
http://blog.kfish.org/2008/04/release-libfishsound-091.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/speex-dev/2008-April/006636.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29672 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29727 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29835 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29845 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29854 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29866 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29878 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29880 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29881 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29882 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29898 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30104 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30117 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30119 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
http://secunia.com/advisories/30353 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30358 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-17.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.460836
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185&group_id=9655
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1584 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1585 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:092
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:093
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:094
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:124
http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/news.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-004.html
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-2.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0235.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491009/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28665 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019875
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1187/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1228/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1268/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1269/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1300/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1301/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1302/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41684
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10026
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00244.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00287.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00357.html
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