# CVE-2008-1686: Array index vulnerability in Speex 1.1.12 and earlier, as used in libfishsound 0.9.0 and earlier, including Illiminable DirectShow Filters a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-04-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-1
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491009/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1302/references
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:124
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29878
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29898
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00287.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1269/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29866
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30117
- http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/speex-dev/2008-April/006636.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30104
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1300/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29727
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1301/references
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-611-3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29672
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1585
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:092
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30353
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41684

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