CVE-2007-4029
CVE-2007-4029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libvorbis with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.8)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (74th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Libvorbis
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
libvorbis 1.1.2, and possibly other versions before 1.2.0, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) an invalid mapping type, which triggers an out-of-bounds read in the vorbis_info_clear function in info.c, and (2) invalid blocksize values that trigger a segmentation fault in the read function in block.c.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4029?
- libvorbis 1.1.2, and possibly other versions before 1.2.0, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) an invalid mapping type, which triggers an out-of-bounds read in the vorbis_info_clear function in info.c, and (2) invalid blocksize values that trigger a segmentation fault in the read function in block.c.
- How severe is CVE-2007-4029?
- CVE-2007-4029 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2007-4029 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (74th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2007-4029?
- CVE-2007-4029 affects Libvorbis. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2007-4029?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2007-4029 published?
- CVE-2007-4029 was published on 2007-07-26 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24923
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26232
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26299
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26429
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26535
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26865
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28614
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-03.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018712
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1471
- http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-003-libvorbis.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:167-1
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0845.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0912.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474729/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25082
- http://www.tellini.org/blog/archives/32-Music-Box-1.6.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-498-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2698
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2760
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=249780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35623
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35624
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1590
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10570
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:libvorbis:libvorbis:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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