dr_libs version 0.14.4 and earlier (fixed in commit 8a7258c) contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the drwav__read_smpl_to_metadata_obj() function of dr_wav.h that allows memory corruption via crafted WAV files. Attackers can exploit a mismatch between sampleLoopCount validation in pass 1 and unconditional processing in pass 2 to overflow heap allocations with 36 bytes of attacker-controlled data through any drwav_init_*_with_metadata() call on untrusted input.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mackron-dr-libs-heap-buffer-overflow-via-wav-file
https://github.com/mackron/dr_libs/issues/296
https://github.com/mackron/dr_libs/commit/8a7258cc66b49387ad58cc5b81568982a3560d49
Published: 2026-03-03
Updated: 2026-03-03
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium