8.8
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-89266
stb_vorbis through 1.22 heap buffer overflow via codebook multiplicands
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2026, 12:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 12, 2026, 12:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update stb_vorbis to a version that addresses the heap buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Update to a non-vulnerable version of stb_vorbis.
  • Avoid processing untrusted Ogg Vorbis files.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-89266 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89266.json">CVE-2026-89266</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/nothings/stb
    Added Reference https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/2c980bb59875b0d32144a71867fbdebb2f77cd20/stb_vorbis.c#L3878-L3880
    Added Reference https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/2c980bb59875b0d32144a71867fbdebb2f77cd20/stb_vorbis.c#L950
    Added Reference https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1928
    Added Reference https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1933
    Added Reference https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1947
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stb-vorbis-through-1.22-heap-buffer-overflow-via-codebook-multiplicands
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.