CVE-2026-34253: ogg123 utility · Buffer Underflow
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a patch or official fix is available, avoid processing untrusted input with the affected ogg123 utility's remote control functionality.
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.
References
- github.com/xiph/vorbis-tools/blob/0b3fbf42eb3897d32f4a75baa2dc915a4ca45e8e/ogg123/remote.c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/xiph/vorbis-tools/archive/refs/tags/v1.4.3.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis-tools/-/work_items/2332 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34253 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477925 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-34253.json (opens in a new tab)