# CVE-2026-116727: gbsplay through 0.0.103 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via vgm\_open in gbs.c

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110475, GHSA-F826-V6GP-C5XH
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 music player for Game Boy sound files, is affected by a flaw that lets a specially crafted VGM file cause it to read memory beyond the bounds of a heap buffer. The result can be a crash of 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 a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in vgm_open() in gbs.c that walks the VGM command stream without bounds checks. Attackers can supply a crafted VGM file with wait opcodes and no 0x66 terminator to read past the heap 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/91b1f6df0abd3914f91caa528ec3213d731999e8
- https://github.com/mmitch/gbsplay/blob/0.0.103/gbs.c#L996-L1010
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/gbsplay-rom-bank-index-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gbsplay-through-0.0.103-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-vgm-open-in-gbs-c

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