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Audio Decoders CVE-2026-73141

MEDIUM
2026-08-13 vendor:ubuntu
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vuln.today AI
6.5 MEDIUM

Network-delivered audio file, no privileges needed, user interaction to open file, DoS-only impact; no confidentiality or integrity impact expected from stack exhaustion alone.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat
MEDIUM
qualitative

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Aug 14, 2026 - 20:12 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

[GHSA-xmcv-mjpv-x46q: Audio decoders: stack VLA exhaustion]

AnalysisAI

Stack VLA (Variable-Length Array) exhaustion in audio decoders, as tracked under GHSA-xmcv-mjpv-x46q, allows an attacker to trigger unbounded stack allocation by supplying a crafted audio stream or file. Successful exploitation likely results in a stack overflow, causing process crash and denial of service. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Craft audio file with oversized frame header
Delivery
Deliver file to target decoder (player or service)
Exploit
Decoder reads attacker-controlled size into VLA allocation
Execution
Stack exhaustion triggers fault
Impact
Decoder process crashes (DoS)

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The specific exploitation conditions are not determinable from the available data. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Risk assessment is substantially limited by data gaps: no CVSS vector, no EPSS score, no KEV status, no POC status, and no identified specific product or version range are available. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker supplies a crafted audio file or stream with a maliciously large frame-size field in the bitstream header. The vulnerable decoder reads this value and uses it directly as the size of a stack-allocated VLA, exhausting available stack space and crashing the decoder process. …
Remediation No specific patch version or vendor advisory URL is available from the provided data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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