CVE-2017-14632

Critical

Published: 21/09/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Xiph.Org libvorbis version 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory in the function vorbis_analysis_headerout() in info.c when vi->channels is less than or equal to 0.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk to systems using this library.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the libvorbis library to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory in the function vorbis_analysis_headerout() in info.c when vi->channels<=0, a similar issue to Mozilla bug 550184.