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usn-7913-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-12-04 18:10
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
mame vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that the stb library, included in MAME, had a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16981)

It was discovered that the tinyexr library, included in MAME, had a heap- based buffer over-read in the function DecodePixelData. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or crash the program. (CVE-2022-34300)

It was discovered that the expat library, included in MAME, had an integer-overflow in the function doProlog. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-46143)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that the stb library, included in MAME, had a  heap-based\nbuffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue  to crash the\nprogram or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16981)\n\nIt was discovered that the tinyexr library, included in MAME, had a heap-\nbased buffer over-read  in the function DecodePixelData. An  attacker could\npossibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or crash the\nprogram. (CVE-2022-34300)\n\nIt was discovered that the expat library, included in MAME, had an\ninteger-overflow in the function doProlog. An attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to crash the program or execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2021-46143)",
  "id": "USN-7913-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:47Z",
  "published": "2025-12-04T18:10:48Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "mame vulnerabilities",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46143",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34300"
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}



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