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Description
SDL_mixer 3.1.2 through 3.2.4 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FetchXLaw() of src/decoder_wav.c when decoding A-law or mu-law WAV files. Attackers can supply a crafted WAV file whose doubly-offset float expansion overwrites about 1 KB of adjacent stack memory, causing crashes or potentially code execution.
Exploits & detection
No public PoC or detection template found yet.
Timeline
- Published: 05 Nov 2026
- Last modified upstream: 09 Nov 2026
Sources & licenses
- CVE / CVSS / CWE
- NVD record ↗ (unmodified). This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. CVE® © The MITRE Corporation.
- Exploitation
- CISA KEV (CC0) · EPSS by FIRST.org
- References used for the analysis
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/blob/release-3.2.4/src/decoder_wav.c#L1658-1659
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/blob/release-3.2.4/src/decoder_wav.c#L750-761
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/commit/df966f698e18ae849bd92796a26311e79c555718
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/issues/907
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/pull/910
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/sdl-mixer-fetchxlaw-stack-overflow
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sdl-mixer-3.1.2-through-3.2.4-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-fetchxlaw-in-wav-decoder
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/sdl-mixer-fetchxlaw-stack-overflow
- Analysis, summary and remediation
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