CVE-2008-2009 : Xiph.org libvorbis before 1.0 does not properly check for underpopulated Huffman

Xiph.org libvorbis before 1.0 does not properly check for underpopulated Huffman trees, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OGG file that triggers memory corruption during execution of the _make_decode_tree function.

Published 2008-05-16 12:54:00

Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58

Source Red Hat, Inc.

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Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-2009

Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 8.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 8.10
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 9.04
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 9.10
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Xiph.org » Libvorbis » Version: 1.0 Update Beta4
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Xiph.org » Libvorbis » Version: 1.0 Update RC2
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Xiph.org » Libvorbis » Version: 1.0 Update RC1
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2009

EPSS FAQ

4.34%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 88 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2009

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

References for CVE-2008-2009

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libvorbis _make_decode_tree denial of service CVE-2008-2009 Vulnerability Report
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444443

444443 – (CVE-2008-2009) CVE-2008-2009 vorbis: insufficient validation of Huffman tree causing memory corruption in _make_decode_tree()
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html

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