# CVE-2026-116725: gbsplay through 0.0.103 Out-of-Bounds Read via mapper\_map ROM Bank Index

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110506, GHSA-VHG9-CJJJ-F7V6
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

gbsplay, a command-line player for Game Boy sound files, is affected. A specially crafted .gbr, .gbs, or .gb file can cause the program to read memory beyond the bounds of its ROM buffer, which typically crashes the player.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- mmitch gbsplay: through 0.0.103

## Description

gbsplay through 0.0.103 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in mapper_map() in mapper.c that fails to reject ROM bank indexes beyond the ROM size, causing an underflowed bank length. Attackers can supply crafted .gbr, .gbs or .gb files with malicious bank indexes to make bank_get() read far past the heap ROM buffer and crash the player.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mmitch gbsplay, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mmitch/gbsplay/issues/201
- https://github.com/mmitch/gbsplay
- https://github.com/mmitch/gbsplay/commit/a281d80bc56ed63347daf740a2f7aa4f8516165a
- https://github.com/mmitch/gbsplay/blob/0.0.103/mapper.c#L71-L103
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/gbsplay-rom-bank-index-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gbsplay-through-0.0.103-out-of-bounds-read-via-mapper-map-rom-bank-index

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