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CVE-2023-45682

Wild address read in vorbis_decode_packet_rest in stb_vorbis

5.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2023-45682 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) 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 0.58%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in libxmp 4.5.0-2.1.mga9.

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds read in DECODE macro when var is negative. As it can be seen in the definition of DECODE_RAW a negative var is a valid value. This issue may be used to leak internal memory allocation information.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.58%Up 0.5 points since Oct 21, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Wild address read in vorbis_decode_packet_rest in stb_vorbis

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds read in DECODE macro when var is negative. As it can be seen in the definition of DECODE_RAW a negative var is a valid value. This issue may be used to leak internal memory allocation information.

Record
CVE-2023-45682
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-49972 5.3

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds read in DECODE macro when var is negative. As it can be seen in the definition of DECODE_RAW a negative var is a valid value. This issue may be used to leak internal memory allocation information.

Record
EUVD-2023-49972
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 5.3

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds read in DECODE macro when var is negative. As it can be seen in the definition of DECODE_RAW a negative var is a valid value. This issue may be used to leak internal memory allocation information.

Record
CVE-2023-45682
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

Wild address read in vorbis_decode_packet_rest in stb_vorbis

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds read in DECODE macro when var is negative. As it can be seen in the definition of DECODE_RAW a negative var is a valid value. This issue may be used to leak internal memory allocation information.

Record
CVE-2023-45682
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-45682 7.1

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds read in DECODE macro when var is negative. As it can be seen in the definition of DECODE_RAW a negative var is a valid value. This issue may be used to leak internal memory allocation information.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45682
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-45682 5.3

stb_vorbis is a single file MIT licensed library for processing ogg vorbis files. A crafted file may trigger out of bounds read in DECODE macro when var is negative. As it can be seen in the definition of DECODE_RAW a negative var is a valid value. This issue may be used to leak internal memory allocation information.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45682
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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

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
libxmp
Mageia:9
before 4.5.0-2.1.mga9
4.5.0-2.1.mga9
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
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

History

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

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