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CVE-2023-45681

Out of bounds heap buffer write in stb_vorbis

7.3 HighFix available

CVE-2023-45681 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Nothings Stb, published October 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in stb 0-0.git20230129.4.1.mga9.

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Up 0.5 points since Oct 21, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.3

Out of bounds heap buffer write in stb_vorbis

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Record
CVE-2023-45681
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-49971 7.3

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Record
EUVD-2023-49971
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 7.3

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Record
CVE-2023-45681
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787, CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.3

Out of bounds heap buffer write in stb_vorbis

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Record
CVE-2023-45681
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-45681 7.8

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45681
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1583 7.8

stb security update

Single-file public domain libraries for C/C++.

Security Fix(es):

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.(CVE-2023-45681)

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the comment functionality of stb _vorbis.c v1.22. A specially crafted .ogg file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.(CVE-2023-47212)

Record
OESA-2024-1583
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-45681 7.3

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45681
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0186 No score

Updated stb packages fix security vulnerabilities

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger memory write past an allocated heap buffer in start_decoder. The root cause is a potential integer overflow in sizeof(char*) * (f->comment_list_length) which may make setup_malloc allocate less memory than required. Since there is another integer overflow an attacker may overflow it too to force setup_malloc to return 0 and make the exploit more reliable. This issue may lead to code execution.

Record
MGASA-2024-0186
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0191 No score

Updated libxmp packages fix security vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-45679: Attempt to free an uninitialized memory pointer in vorbis_deinit() CVE-2023-45680: Null pointer dereference in vorbis_deinit() CVE-2023-45681: Out of bounds heap buffer write CVE-2023-45676: Multi-byte write heap buffer overflow in start_decoder() CVE-2023-45677: Heap buffer out of bounds write in start_decoder() CVE-2023-45682: Wild address read in vorbis_decode_packet_rest() CVE-2025-47256 stack-based buffer overflow in depack_pha in loaders/prowizard/pha.c via a malformed Pha format tracker module in a .mod file.

Record
MGASA-2026-0191
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:0037-1 No score

Security update for SDL2_sound

This update for SDL2_sound fixes the following issues:

  • Update to release 2.0.4:

    • Update bundled stb_vorbis to address CVE-2023-45676, CVE-2023-45677, CVE-2023-45679, CVE-2023-45680, CVE-2023-45681, CVE-2023-45682.
  • Update to release 2.0.2

    • No further changes from the last snapshot 2.0.1+g60
Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:0037-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14642-1 No score

SDL2_sound-devel-2.0.4-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the SDL2_sound-devel-2.0.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14642-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10978-1 No score

SDL3_sound-devel-3.2.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the SDL3_sound-devel-3.2.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10978-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libstb
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20220908.8b5f1f3+ds-10.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-10.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.10.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.1~exp10.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.20.0~git20240715.f7f20f39fe4f+ds-10.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-10.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
None known
libstb
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-10.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
None known
libstb
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-10.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
None known
stb
Mageia:9
before 0-0.git20230129.4.1.mga9
0-0.git20230129.4.1.mga9
libxmp
Mageia:9
before 4.5.0-2.1.mga9
4.5.0-2.1.mga9
stb
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3
before 0.20220908git8b5f1f3-0.16.oe2203sp3
0.20220908git8b5f1f3-0.16.oe2203sp3
libstb
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20190817.1.052dce1-1
None known
libstb
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20200713.b42009b+ds-10.0~git20210910.af1a5bc+ds-1
None known
libstb
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-10.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.10.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.2
None known
libstb
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20240715.f7f20f39fe4f+ds-10.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-1
None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libstb
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
None known
libstb
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-10.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
None known
SDL2_sound
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6
before 2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1
2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1
SDL2_sound
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
before 2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1
2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1
SDL2_sound
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 2.0.4-1.1
2.0.4-1.1
SDL3_sound
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 3.2.0-1.1
3.2.0-1.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliases, publishedEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, NVD, OSV

References

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