Buffer overflow in Xiph Vorbis-Tools
CVE-2015-6749
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/455 (mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166424.html (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/457 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00013.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- trac.xiph.org/attachment/ticket/2212/0001-oggenc-Fix-large-alloca-on-bad-AIFF-i…
- trac.xiph.org/ticket/2212 (Exploit)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165555.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6749?
- CVE-2015-6749 is a vulnerability in Xiph Vorbis-Tools, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-09-21.
- Is CVE-2015-6749 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.