CVE-2019-13220
Use of uninitialized stack variables in the start_decoder function in stb_vorbis through 2019-03-04 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive information by opening a crafted Ogg Vorbis file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use of uninitialized stack variables in the start_decoder function in stb_vorbis through 2019-03-04 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive information by opening a crafted Ogg Vorbis file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.98% probability · 62th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- stb vorbis project/stb vorbis · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://nothings.org/stb_vorbis/Product
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/commit/98fdfc6df88b1e34a736d5e126e6c8139c8de1a6Patch
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/commits/master/stb_vorbis.cPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://nothings.org/stb_vorbis/Product
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/commit/98fdfc6df88b1e34a736d5e126e6c8139c8de1a6Patch
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/commits/master/stb_vorbis.cPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.