CVE-2008-1420

Integer overflow in residue partition value (aka partvals) evaluation in Xiph.org libvorbis 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file, which triggers a heap overflow.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libvorbis	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.2.0.dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 1.2.0.dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
	7.04 feisty	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.1.2-0ubuntu2.3

Notes

mdeslaur

Regression #1: https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/1456 fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/15532 fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/15533 Regression #2: https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/1572 fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/16327 fixes: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/16552

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libvorbis	Upstream: https://trac.xiph.org/changeset/14598 Vendor: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440706 Vendor: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=482518

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mdeslaur

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