CVE-2008-2009

4.3 MEDIUM 4% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Xiph.org libvorbis before 1.0 does not properly check for underpopulated Huffman trees, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OGG file that triggers memory corruption during execution of the _make_decode_tree function.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2008-05-16 12:54 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 3.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2008-05-16 12:54 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:52 UTC
Exploit probability: 3.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

xiph.org Libvorbis 1.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record