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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Nothings stb up to 1.22. This affects the function setup_free of the file stb_vorbis.c. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-5316. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Nothings stb up to 1.22. Affected is the function setup_free of the file stb_vorbis.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The advisory is shared for download at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-5316. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The exploit is shared for download at gist.github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Nothings

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• stb

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22

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Accepted

• Submit #780560: nothings stb (stb_vorbis.c) ≤ 1.22 Free of Pointer not at Start of Buffer (by d0razi)

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