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.
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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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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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
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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
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1686 |
suse
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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
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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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |