CVE-2023-45681 HIGH

CVE-2023-45681: Out of bounds heap buffer write in stb_vorbis

Vendor Nothings
Product stb
Weakness CWE-787
Published October 20, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 20, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated