CVE-2023-45682
Wild address read in vorbis_decode_packet_rest in stb_vorbis
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
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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS: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.
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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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libstbDebian: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 |
libstbDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-10.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1 |
None known |
libstbDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-10.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1 |
None known |
libxmpMageia:9 |
before 4.5.0-2.1.mga9 | 4.5.0-2.1.mga9 |
libstbUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20190817.1.052dce1-1 |
None known |
libstbUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20200713.b42009b+ds-10.0~git20210910.af1a5bc+ds-1 |
None known |
libstbUbuntu: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 |
libstbUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20240715.f7f20f39fe4f+ds-10.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-1 |
None known |
libstbUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1 |
None known |
libstbUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-10.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1 |
None known |
SDL2_soundSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 |
before 2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1 | 2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1 |
SDL2_soundopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 |
before 2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1 | 2.0.4-bp156.2.3.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, published | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
References
securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-145_GHSL-2023-151_stb_image_h
github.com/nothings/stb/blob/5736b15f7ea0ffb08dd38af21067c314d6a3aae9/stb_vorbis.c
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/45xxx/CVE-2023-45682.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45682
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-45682
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0191.html
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bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33915
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVZWMTH36ES7RCJEMRANBDTL76QBE75Z
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FKMOFYKVMD2LPU7O33SEH2RGSY2ZE73K
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-45682
github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1560
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45682
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/PYKIGUIZT6TXJBJESQGK4RWVLRA2YLO4
bugzilla.suse.com/1216478
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45676
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45677
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45679
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45680
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45681
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45682