NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libvorbis package, versions <1.3.5-4.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.55% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-LIBVORBIS-5685416
  • published31 Jul 2017
  • disclosed31 Jul 2017

Introduced: 31 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11333  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 libvorbis to version 1.3.5-4.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvorbis package and not the libvorbis package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

The vorbis_analysis_wrote function in lib/block.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOM) via a crafted wav file.