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CVE-2023-45677

CVE-2023-45677 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.3 HIGH

Heap buffer out of bounds write in start_decoder in stb_vorbis

Reported by github_m · Published October 20, 2023

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds write in `f->vendor[len] = (char)'\0';`. The root cause is that if `len` read in `start_decoder` is a negative number and `setup_malloc` successfully allocates memory in that case, but memory write is done with a negative index `len`. Similarly if len is INT_MAX the integer overflow len+1 happens in `f->vendor = (char*)setup_malloc(f, sizeof(char) * (len+1));` and `f->comment_list[i] = (char*)setup_malloc(f, sizeof(char) * (len+1));`. This issue may lead to code execution.

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
stbnothings1.22

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
nothingsstb<= 1.22
nothingsstb0
nothingsstb0

Timeline

  • Oct 20, 2023 CVE Published
  • Oct 21, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jun 17, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Aug 2, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Aug 10, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)

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