# CVE-2008-1686: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a negative offset in Speex headers, affecting applications using the library.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1686, DSA-1584-1, DSA-1585-1, DTSA-127-1, DTSA-129-1, GHSA-8q5j-pq4c-9v79, RHSA-2008:0235, openSUSE-SU-2024:10610-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11503-1

## What is CVE-2008-1686?

CVE-2008-1686 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1686?

It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `speex` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.4-4.el4_6.1 |
| `speex` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `speex-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `speex` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `speex-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `speex-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `speex` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `speex-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `speex-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 |
| `vorbis-tools` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.4.2-1.6 |

Products: Xine Xine-Lib, Xiph Libfishsound, Xiph Speex.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1686?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-1686 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5244/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1300/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5234/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-5245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5245/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-5246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5246/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1686 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1686/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1686

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1686/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.