gbsplay up to 0.0.103 gbs.c vgm_open out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in gbsplay up to 0.0.103 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function vgm_open of the file gbs.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-116727. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in gbsplay up to 0.0.103 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vgm_open of the file gbs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

gbsplay through 0.0.103 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in vgm_open() in gbs.c that walks the VGM command stream without bounds checks. Attackers can supply a crafted VGM file with wait opcodes and no 0x66 terminator to read past the heap buffer and crash the player.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-116727 since 10/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• gbsplay

Version

• 0.0.103

CPE 2.3info

• 🔒

CPE 2.2info

• 🔒

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion