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Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-45678Off-by-one heap buffer write in start_decoder in stb_vorbis

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in stb from nothings. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of buffer write in `start_decoder` because at maximum `m->submaps` can be 16 but `submap_floor` and `submap_residue` are declared as arrays of 15 elements. This issue may lead to code execution.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12libstbno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-45678
Debian:13libstbno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-45678
Debian:14libstbno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-45678
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibstbno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-45678
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlibstbno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-45678
Ubuntu:25.10libstbno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-45678
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibstbno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-45678
Ubuntu:26.10libstbno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-45678

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
nothings stb <= 1.22

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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