CVE-2015-6749
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier...
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
CVE-2015-6749- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
CVE-2015-6749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6686 No score
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
EUVD-2015-6686- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v83-gwwh-26pr No score
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier...
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
GHSA-8v83-gwwh-26pr- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-6955 No score
CVE-2015-6749 affecting package vorbis-tools for versions less than 1.4.0-35
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
AZL-6955- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-7403 No score
CVE-2015-6749 affecting package vorbis-tools for versions less than 1.4.0-35
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
AZL-7403- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV No score
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
CVE-2015-6749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-6749 No score
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0353 No score
Updated vorbis-tools packages fix CVE-2015-6749
Updated vorbis-tools package fixes security vulnerability:
A buffer overread is possible in vorbis-tools in oggenc/audio.c when opening a specially crafted AIFF file (CVE-2015-6749).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0353- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10259-1 No score
vorbis-tools-1.4.0-22.6 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the vorbis-tools-1.4.0-22.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10259-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1765-1 No score
Security update for vorbis-tools
vorbis-tools was updated to fix a buffer overflow in aiff_open() that could be triggered by opening prepared malicious files. (CVE-2015-6749, bsc#943795).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1765-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1775-1 No score
Security update for vorbis-tools
vorbis-tools was updated to fix several security issues.
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A buffer overflow in aiff_open() that could be triggered by opening prepared malicious files (CVE-2015-6749, bsc#943795).
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A division by zero and integer overflow by crafted WAV files was fixed (CVE-2014-9638, CVE-2014-9639, bnc#914439, bnc#914441).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1775-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-6749 No score
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vorbis-toolsAzure Linux:2 |
before 1.4.0-35 | 1.4.0-35 |
vorbis-toolsDebian:12 |
before 1.4.0-7 | 1.4.0-7 |
vorbis-toolsDebian:13 |
before 1.4.0-7 | 1.4.0-7 |
vorbis-toolsDebian:14 |
before 1.4.0-7 | 1.4.0-7 |
vorbis-toolsDebian:7 |
before 1.4.0-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.4.0-1 |
1.4.0-1+deb7u1 |
vorbis-toolsDebian:6.0 |
before 1.4.0-1+deb6u1, plus listed versions 1.4.0-1 |
1.4.0-1+deb6u1 |
vorbis-toolsMageia:4 |
before 1.4.0-6.3.mga4 | 1.4.0-6.3.mga4 |
vorbis-toolsMageia:5 |
before 1.4.0-10.1.mga5 | 1.4.0-10.1.mga5 |
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 |
before 1.4.0-26.1 | 1.4.0-26.1 |
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 |
before 1.4.0-26.1 | 1.4.0-26.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 1.4.0-26.1 | 1.4.0-26.1 |
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 |
before 1.1.1-174.1 | 1.1.1-174.1 |
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 |
before 1.1.1-174.1 | 1.1.1-174.1 |
vorbis-toolsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.4.0-22.6 | 1.4.0-22.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2015-6749 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Xiph Vorbis-tools, published September 8, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.37%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in vorbis-tools 1.4.0-35.
References
seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/455
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258424
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=797461
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166424.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/457
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00013.html
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258443
trac.xiph.org/attachment/ticket/2212/0001-oggenc-Fix-large-alloca-on-bad-AIFF-input.patch
trac.xiph.org/ticket/2212
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165555.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6749
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v83-gwwh-26pr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6749
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0353.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16677
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/30/1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151765-1
bugzilla.suse.com/943795
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6749
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151775-1
bugzilla.suse.com/914439
bugzilla.suse.com/914441
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9638
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9639
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6749
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/29/1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6749
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9640