Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in libvorbis, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2009-2663.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libvorbis | 1.2.3-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | libvorbisidec | 1.0.2+svn18153-0.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvorbis | 1.2.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvorbisidec | 1.0.2+svn18153-0.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvorbis | 1.2.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvorbisidec | 1.0.2+svn18153-0.1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | libvorbis | 1.2.0.dfsg-3.1+lenny1 | DSA-1939-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | libvorbis | 1.1.2.dfsg-1.4+etch1 | DSA-1939-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | libvorbis +1 | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_4.4 | RHSA-2009:1561 |
| RHEL 4 | libvorbis +1 | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.3 | RHSA-2009:1561 |
| RHEL 3 | libvorbis +1 | 1:1.0-12.el3 | RHSA-2009:1561 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libvorbis | 1.3.5-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10024-1 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2009:1561 Red Hat Security Advisory: libvorbis security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1939-1 libvorbis - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10024-1 libvorbis-devel-1.3.5-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507167
- 37340 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6582 vdb-entry signature
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500254
- 37306 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501279
- 272909 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:1561 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-11169 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10993 vdb-entry signature
- FEDORA-2009-11243 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=499512
- USN-861-1 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-63.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515889
- ADV-2009-3334 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2009:294 vendor-advisory