#VU13263 Memory corruption in libvorbis - CVE-2018-10392

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13263

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10392

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libvorbis
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: xiph.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the number of channels by mapping0_forward in mapping0.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted file, trigger heap-based buffer overflow or over-read and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libvorbis: 1.3.6

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External links
https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/issues/2335

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.