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    CVE-2008-1686

    Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.

    Published:Apr 8, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 8, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0525
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Xine
    Product
    Xine-lib
    Vendor
    Xiph
    Product
    Libfishsound
    Vendor
    Xiph
    Product
    Speex

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://blog.kfish.org/2008/04/release-libfishsound-091.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
    http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/speex-dev/2008-April/006636.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29672
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29727
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29835
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29845
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29854
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29866
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29878
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29880
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29881
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29882
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29898
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30104
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30117
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30119
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30353
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30358
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-17.xml
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.460836
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185&group_id=9655
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1584
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1585
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:092
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:093
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:094
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:124
    http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/news.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
    http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-004.html
    http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-2.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0235.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491009/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28665
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019875
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1187/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1228/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1268/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1269/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1300/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1301/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1302/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41684
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10026
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00244.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00287.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00357.html
    http://blog.kfish.org/2008/04/release-libfishsound-091.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
    http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/speex-dev/2008-April/006636.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29672
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29727
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29835
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29845
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29854
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29866
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29878
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29880
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29881
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29882
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29898
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30104
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30117
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30119
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30353
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30358
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-17.xml
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.460836
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185&group_id=9655
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1584
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1585
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:092
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:093
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:094
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:124
    http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/news.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
    http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-004.html
    http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-2.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0235.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491009/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28665
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019875
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1187/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1228/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1268/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1269/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1300/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1301/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1302/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41684
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10026
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00244.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00287.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00357.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High