CVE-2017-14160
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to...
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5670 No score
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5670- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g94q-v9xg-xv9r
8.8
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to...
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
GHSA-g94q-v9xg-xv9r- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-14160
8.8
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-14160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-14160
8.8
CVE-2017-14160 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2017-14160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV
8.8
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14160
8.8
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14160
8.8
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0294 No score
Updated libvorbis packages fix security vulnerabilities
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities:
The bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp4 file. (CVE-2017-14160)
mapping0_forward in mapping0.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.6 does not validate the number of channels, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow or over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file. (CVE-2018-10392)
bark_noise_hybridmp in psy.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.6 has a stack-based buffer over-read. (CVE-2018-10393)
- Record
MGASA-2018-0294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11009-1 No score
libvorbis-devel-1.3.7-1.6 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libvorbis-devel-1.3.7-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11009-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1321-1 No score
Security update for libvorbis
This update for libvorbis fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-10393: Fixed stack-based buffer over-read in bark_noise_hybridm (bsc#1091072).
- CVE-2017-14160: Fixed out-of-bounds access inside bark_noise_hybridmp function (bsc#1059812).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1321-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1324-1 No score
Security update for libvorbis
This update for libvorbis fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-10393: Fixed stack-based buffer over-read in bark_noise_hybridm (bsc#1091072).
- CVE-2017-14160: Fixed out-of-bounds access inside bark_noise_hybridmp function (bsc#1059812).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1324-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5420-1 No score
libvorbis vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vorbis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-14160, CVE-2018-10392, CVE-2018-10393)
- Record
USN-5420-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libvorbisAlpine:v3.10 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.11 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.12 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.13 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.14 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.15 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libvorbisAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.3 |
before 1.3.5-r2 | 1.3.5-r2 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.4 |
before 1.3.5-r2 | 1.3.5-r2 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.5 |
before 1.3.5-r2 | 1.3.5-r2 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.6 |
before 1.3.5-r2 | 1.3.5-r2 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.7 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.8 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisAlpine:v3.9 |
before 1.3.5-r3 | 1.3.5-r3 |
libvorbisDebian:12 |
before 1.3.6-2 | 1.3.6-2 |
libvorbisDebian:13 |
before 1.3.6-2 | 1.3.6-2 |
libvorbisDebian:14 |
before 1.3.6-2 | 1.3.6-2 |
libvorbisDebian:8 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.3.4-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions 1.3.4-21.3.4-2+deb8u1 |
1.3.4-2+deb8u2 |
libvorbisDebian:9 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.3.5-4+deb9u3, plus listed versions 1.3.5-41.3.5-4+deb9u11.3.5-4+deb9u2 |
1.3.5-4+deb9u3 |
libvorbisMageia:5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.3.5-1.4.mga5 | 1.3.5-1.4.mga5 |
libvorbisMageia:6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.3.5-2.4.mga6 | 1.3.5-2.4.mga6 |
libvorbisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.2.0-79.20.11.1 | 1.2.0-79.20.11.1 |
libvorbisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.2.0-79.20.11.1 | 1.2.0-79.20.11.1 |
libvorbisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.2.0-79.20.11.1 | 1.2.0-79.20.11.1 |
libvorbisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.3.3-10.11.1 | 1.3.3-10.11.1 |
libvorbisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.3.3-10.11.1 | 1.3.3-10.11.1 |
libvorbisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.3.3-10.11.1 | 1.3.3-10.11.1 |
libvorbisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.3.3-10.11.1 | 1.3.3-10.11.1 |
libvorbisUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 1.3.4-21.3.4-31.3.5-21.3.5-31.3.5-3ubuntu0.11.3.5-3ubuntu0.2 |
1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
libvorbisUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.5-41.3.5-4.11.3.5-4.2 |
None known |
libvorbisUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 1.3.4-21.3.4-31.3.5-21.3.5-31.3.5-3ubuntu0.11.3.5-3ubuntu0.2 |
1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
libvorbisopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 1.3.7-1.6 | 1.3.7-1.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14160 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Xiph.org Libvorbis, published September 21, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.58%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in libvorbis 1.3.5-r3.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/101045
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/21/2
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00031.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-36
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00023.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14160
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-g94q-v9xg-xv9r
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-14160
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2017-14160
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14160
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0294.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23145
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-05/msg00067.html
lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-June/004158.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-06/msg00047.html
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181321-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1059812
bugzilla.suse.com/1091072
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14160
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10393
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181324-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14160
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/21/3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5420-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14160
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10392
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10393
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3106
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1419
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1423
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14632
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14633
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10392
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5146