Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14632

Description

Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory in the function vorbis_analysis_headerout() in info.c when vi->channels<=0, a similar issue to Mozilla bug 550184.

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Affected products

Xiph.Org/Libvorbis2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.3.5
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords13 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/libvorbis&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libvorbis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 1.3.7-1.6+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.7-1.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.0-79.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.0-79.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.0-79.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-10.3.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2328nvdVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3569-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4113nvdThird Party Advisory

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