Heap Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in miniaudio by Mackron
CVE-2026-32837

5.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mackron

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-32837?

The miniaudio library, particularly versions 0.11.25 and earlier, is susceptible to a heap out-of-bounds read due to an issue in the WAV BEXT metadata parser. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious WAV files that improperly handle null-termination in the coding history field. This can lead to memory access violations, causing application crashes or a denial of service. Developers using miniaudio should upgrade to address this issue.

Affected Version(s)

miniaudio 0 <= 0.11.25

miniaudio 1df46ae9a0eed5aa9f58b179d2cc4af5d23f8bde

References

CVSS V4

Score:
5.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ana Kapulica
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