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CVE-2017-14160

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14160 is a high-severity vulnerability in the bark_noise_hybridmp function of Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5, affecting Debian Linux and libvorbis. It allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds access and application crash, or potentially other impacts, via a specially crafted MP4 file. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0457 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libvorbis
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libvorbis
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libvorbis

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14160Low

libvorbis: Out-of-bounds read in the bark_noise_hybridmp function

Sep 21, 2017

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/09/21/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00031.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00023.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202003-36
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101045
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry