Description
A buffer underflow vulnerability has been identified in the ogg123 utility from the vorbis-tools 1.4.3 package in function remotethread in remote.c. This vulnerability occurs in the remote control functionality when processing malformed input, leading to a stack buffer underflow that can cause application crashes and potentially allow code execution.
Published: 2026-05-15
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Stack Buffer Underflow in ogg123 Remote Control vorbis-tools: vorbis-tools ogg123: Arbitrary code execution via buffer underflow in remote control functionality
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None

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Important


Fri, 15 May 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Title Stack Buffer Underflow in ogg123 Remote Control

Fri, 15 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Title Stack Buffer Underflow in ogg123 Remote Control Function
Weaknesses CWE-681
CWE-787

Fri, 15 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Xiph
Xiph vorbis-tools
Vendors & Products Xiph
Xiph vorbis-tools

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Title Stack Buffer Underflow in ogg123 Remote Control Function
Weaknesses CWE-681
CWE-787

Fri, 15 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-124
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 15 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A buffer underflow vulnerability has been identified in the ogg123 utility from the vorbis-tools 1.4.3 package in function remotethread in remote.c. This vulnerability occurs in the remote control functionality when processing malformed input, leading to a stack buffer underflow that can cause application crashes and potentially allow code execution.
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Xiph Vorbis-tools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-15T15:26:22.404Z

Reserved: 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-34253

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T15:26:17.037Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-15T15:16:51.073

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:38:43.753

Link: CVE-2026-34253

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-34253 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T21:00:09Z

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