CVE-2017-14632 [Critical] | Memory Corruption in Libvorbis

CVE-2017-14632 is rated High Risk (70.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.51%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-04-07	6.83%	6.51%	-0.32%
2	2025-03-30	24.40%	6.83%	-17.57%
3	2025-03-29	—	24.40%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-04-07

6.83%

6.51%

-0.32%

2025-03-30

24.40%

6.83%

-17.57%

2025-03-29

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24.40%

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/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:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. 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.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

7.5

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/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:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.

10.0

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-14632

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	—	CVE-2017-14632: 1 source package rows (libvorbis); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-14632
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2017-14632 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libvorbis), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14632
`redhat`	low	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14632
`suse`	high	CVE-2017-14632 severity important: SUSE including 298 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 468 product×package rows across 56 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (56 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 173, Known Not Affected 64.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14632/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2017-14632 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libvorbis), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): released 4, ignored 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14632

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14632

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
xiph.org	libvorbis	1.3.5	cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.3.5:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	7.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	17.10	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-14632

URL	Tags
https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2328	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3569-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4113	Third Party Advisory

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CVE-2017-14632

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14632

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-14632

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-14632

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-14632

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14632

References for CVE-2017-14632