CVE-2008-1686
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier,...
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.
- Record
CVE-2008-1686- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.
- Record
CVE-2008-1686- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1687 No score
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1687- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8q5j-pq4c-9v79 No score
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier,...
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.
- Record
GHSA-8q5j-pq4c-9v79- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.
- Record
CVE-2008-1686- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1686 No score
Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters and Annodex Plugins for Firefox, xine-lib before 1.1.12, and many other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header structure containing a negative offset, which is used to dereference a function pointer.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1686- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10610-1 No score
libSDL_sound-1_0-1-1.0.3-94.20 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libSDL_sound-1_0-1-1.0.3-94.20 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10610-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10829-1 No score
gstreamer-plugins-good-1.18.5-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gstreamer-plugins-good-1.18.5-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10829-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11503-1 No score
vorbis-tools-1.4.2-1.6 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the vorbis-tools-1.4.2-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11503-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libfishsoundDebian:12 |
before 0.7.0-2.2 | 0.7.0-2.2 |
libfishsoundDebian:13 |
before 0.7.0-2.2 | 0.7.0-2.2 |
libfishsoundDebian:14 |
before 0.7.0-2.2 | 0.7.0-2.2 |
speexDebian:12 |
before 1.2~beta2-1 | 1.2~beta2-1 |
speexDebian:13 |
before 1.2~beta2-1 | 1.2~beta2-1 |
speexDebian:14 |
before 1.2~beta2-1 | 1.2~beta2-1 |
libfishsoundDebian:4.0 |
before 0.7.0-2etch1, plus listed versions 0.7.0-2 |
0.7.0-2etch1 |
speexDebian:4.0 |
before 1.1.12-3etch1, plus listed versions 1.1.12-3 |
1.1.12-3etch1 |
xine-libDebian:4.0 |
before 1.1.2+dfsg-7, plus listed versions 1.1.2+dfsg-41.1.2+dfsg-51.1.2+dfsg-6 |
1.1.2+dfsg-7 |
libfishsoundDebian:5.0 |
before 0.7.0-2.1+lenny1 | 0.7.0-2.1+lenny1 |
Show 24 moreShow less
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xine-libDebian:5.0 |
before 1.1.10.1-2+lenny2 | 1.1.10.1-2+lenny2 |
speexDebian:5.0 |
before 1.1.12-3+lenny1 | 1.1.12-3+lenny1 |
speexRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speexRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speexRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speexRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speex-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
speexRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
speex-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
speex-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
speexRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
speex-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
speexRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
speex-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
speex-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
gstreamer-plugins-goodopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.18.5-2.1 | 1.18.5-2.1 |
vorbis-toolsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.4.2-1.6 | 1.4.2-1.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1686 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Xine Xine-lib, published April 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.49%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in libfishsound 0.7.0-2.2.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-1
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185
securityfocus.com/archive/1/491009/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1302/references
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:124
securitytracker.com/id?1019875
Show 63 moreShow less
secunia.com/advisories/29878
secunia.com/advisories/29898
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00287.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1269/references
secunia.com/advisories/29866
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
secunia.com/advisories/30117
lists.xiph.org/pipermail/speex-dev/2008-April/006636.html
secunia.com/advisories/30104
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1300/references
secunia.com/advisories/29727
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1301/references
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-3
secunia.com/advisories/29672
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1585
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:092
secunia.com/advisories/30353
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41684
secunia.com/advisories/29835
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185&group_id=9655
secunia.com/advisories/29880
blog.kfish.org/2008/04/release-libfishsound-091.html
secunia.com/advisories/31393
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10026
ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-2.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1228/references
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1584
ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-004.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1268/references
secunia.com/advisories/29845
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-2
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0235.html
secunia.com/advisories/30358
secunia.com/advisories/29854
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.460836
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1187/references
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:094
secunia.com/advisories/29881
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:093
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-17.xml
secunia.com/advisories/30119
securityfocus.com/bid/28665
metadecks.org/software/sweep/news.html
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00357.html
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00244.html
secunia.com/advisories/29882
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
secunia.com/advisories/30337
secunia.com/advisories/30581
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
secunia.com/advisories/30717
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1686
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q5j-pq4c-9v79
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1686
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0235
redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441239
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0235.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1686
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1686
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1686
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5838