vorbis-tools: invalid AIFF file causes alloca() buffer overflow
Published Sep 21, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.79%
Description
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.4.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
vorbis-tools
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
vorbis-tools
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
vorbis-tools
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | vorbis-tools | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | vorbis-tools | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | vorbis-tools | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03786) | 89.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03786) | 88.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01970) | 82.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.40% (0.03398) | 91.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2023 | 2.43% (0.02425) | 88.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.24% (0.02238) | 87.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165555.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166424.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/455 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/457 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6749 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=797461 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258424 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258443 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6749
- https://trac.xiph.org/attachment/ticket/2212/0001-oggenc-Fix-large-alloca-on-bad-AIFF-input.patch x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2212 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6749
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