CVE-2019-13220

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—

7.1

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 v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 36.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 15, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://nothings.org/stb_vorbis/
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/nothings/stb/commit/98fdfc6df88b1e34a736d5e126e6c8139c8de1a6
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/nothings/stb/commits/master/stb_vorbis.c
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nothings.org/stb_vorbis/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/nothings/stb/commit/98fdfc6df88b1e34a736d5e126e6c8139c8de1a6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/nothings/stb/commits/master/stb_vorbis.c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-13220?

CVE-2019-13220 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2019. Use of uninitialized stack variables in the startdecoder function in stbvorbis through 2019-03-04 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive information by opening a crafted Ogg Vorbis file.

When was CVE-2019-13220 disclosed?

CVE-2019-13220 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-13220 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-13220 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 36.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-13220?

CVE-2019-13220 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-13220?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-13220, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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