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CVE-2014-9638· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

oggenc in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a WAV file with the n

oggenc in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a WAV file with the number of channels set to zero.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jan 23, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.6% · 89th percentile
CWE
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Action score

21

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
fedoraprojectfedora
opensuseopensuse
xiphvorbis-tools

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • fedoraproject fedora20
  • fedoraproject fedora21
  • opensuse opensuse13.1
  • opensuse opensuse13.2
  • xiph vorbis-tools1.4.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12opus-toolsbefore 0.1.10-10.1.10-1
Debian:12vorbis-toolsbefore 1.4.0-71.4.0-7
Debian:6.0vorbis-toolsbefore 1.4.0-1+deb6u11.4.0-1+deb6u1
Debian:7vorbis-toolsbefore 1.4.0-1+deb7u11.4.0-1+deb7u1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedvorbis-toolsbefore 1.4.0-22.61.4.0-22.6
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3vorbis-toolsbefore 1.1.1-174.11.1.1-174.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12vorbis-toolsbefore 1.4.0-23.11.4.0-23.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:opus-tools0.1.10-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:vorbis-tools1.4.0-7 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:vorbis-tools1.4.0-22.6 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
suse:vorbis-tools1.4.0-23.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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