CVE-2026-89266 json
stb_vorbis through 1.22 heap buffer overflow via codebook multiplicands
published 2026-09-11 58 d ago modified 2026-09-24 45 d ago also EUVD-2026-76770
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
stb_vorbis through 1.22 contains a heap buffer overflow in start_decoder() where the codebook multiplicands allocation size is truncated from size_t to int. Attackers can craft a malicious Ogg Vorbis file with large entries and dimensions values to trigger out-of-bounds writes, causing process crashes or heap corruption.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-89266 updated cvss 8.2
stb_vorbis: stb_vorbis: Denial of Service due to heap buffer overflow
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 50 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- nothings stb_vorbis
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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github.com
/nothings/stb/issues/1928
issue-tracking
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github.com
/nothings/stb/issues/1933
issue-tracking
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github.com
/nothings/stb/issues/1947
issue-tracking
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github.com
/nothings/stb/blob/2c980bb59875b0d32144a71867fbdebb2f77cd20/stb_vorbis.c#L3878-L3880
technical-description
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github.com
/nothings/stb/blob/2c980bb59875b0d32144a71867fbdebb2f77cd20/stb_vorbis.c#L950
technical-description
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github.com
/nothings/stb
product
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/stb-vorbis-through-1.22-heap-buffer-overflow-via-codebook-multiplicands
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-89266
- NVD CVE-2026-89266
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