CVE-2014-9640
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out...
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
- Record
CVE-2014-9640- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
- Record
CVE-2014-9640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9450 No score
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9450- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24hp-h6f6-wg59 No score
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out...
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
- Record
GHSA-24hp-h6f6-wg59- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
- Record
CVE-2014-9640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9640 No score
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2015-0051 No score
Updated vorbis-tools package fixes security vulnerability
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file (CVE-2014-9640).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0051- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1028 No score
vorbis-tools security update
Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for mid to high quality (8kHz-48.0kHz, 16+ bit, polyphonic) audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel. This places Vorbis in the same competitive class as audio representations such as MPEG-4 (AAC), and similar to, but higher performance than MPEG-1/2 audio layer 3, MPEG-4 audio (TwinVQ), WMA and PAC.\r\n\r\n Security Fix(es):\r\n\r\n oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.(CVE-2014-9640)\r\n\r\n
- Record
OESA-2021-1028- 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-2015:0367-1 No score
Security update for vorbis-tools
This update fixes the following security issue:
- A crafted raw file used as input could cause a segmentation fault (CVE-2014-9640, bsc#914938)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0367-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9640 No score
oggenc/oggenc.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted raw file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vorbis-toolsDebian:12 |
before 1.4.0-6 | 1.4.0-6 |
vorbis-toolsDebian:13 |
before 1.4.0-6 | 1.4.0-6 |
vorbis-toolsDebian:14 |
before 1.4.0-6 | 1.4.0-6 |
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 1.4.0-6.1.mga4 | 1.4.0-6.1.mga4 |
vorbis-toolsopenEuler:20.03-LTS |
before 1.4.0-31.oe1 | 1.4.0-31.oe1 |
vorbis-toolsopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 |
before 1.4.0-31.oe1 | 1.4.0-31.oe1 |
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 |
before 1.4.0-19.1 | 1.4.0-19.1 |
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 |
before 1.4.0-19.1 | 1.4.0-19.1 |
vorbis-toolsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 1.4.0-19.1 | 1.4.0-19.1 |
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-2014-9640 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Xiph Vorbis-tools, published January 23, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.24%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in vorbis-tools 1.4.0-6.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148852.html
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0051.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/21/6
trac.xiph.org/changeset/19117
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00032.html
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mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:037
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9640
github.com/advisories/GHSA-24hp-h6f6-wg59
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9640
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15164
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1028
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150367-1
bugzilla.suse.com/914938
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9640
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9640