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CVE-2017-14632

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14632 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5, affecting various distributions of Debian and Ubuntu Linux. This flaw, stemming from freeing uninitialized memory in the vorbis_analysis_headerout() function, carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks requiring no user interaction and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and potential for remote code execution, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xiph.org:libvorbis:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0570 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14632Low

libvorbis: Invalid freeing of uninitialized memory in the function vorbis_analysis_headerout()

Sep 13, 2017

References

gitlab.xiph.org / xiph/vorbis/issues/2328
Vendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3569-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4113
Third Party Advisory