# CVE-2025-14958: floooh sokol sokol_gfx.h _sg_pipeline_common_init heap-based overflow

> A heap-based buffer overflow in the sokol graphics library allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 19 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44xp-hxfq-7fh9

## What is CVE-2025-14958?

CVE-2025-14958 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in floooh sokol, published on 19 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in floooh sokol up to 33e2271c431bf21de001e972f72da17a984da932. This vulnerability affects the function _sg_pipeline_common_init in the library sokol_gfx.h. Performing manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. This product uses a rolling release model to deliver continuous updates. As a result, specific version information for affected or updated releases is not available. The patch is named 33e2271c431bf21de001e972f72da17a984da932. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Weakness: CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow), CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14958?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Floooh Sokol.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-14958?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14958 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14958 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in floooh sokol

- [CVE-2025-15155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15155/): floooh sokol sokol_gfx.h _sg_pipeline_desc_defaults stack-based overflow (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14958 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14958 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in floooh sokol, published on 19 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14958 exists.

Affected product: floooh sokol. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14958/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14958/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14958
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14958
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14958

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14958/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.