Medium severity · published Oct 3, 2023
CVE-2023-43898
Nothings stb 2.28 was discovered to contain a Null Pointer Dereference via the function stbi__convert_format
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nothings stb 2.28 was discovered to contain a Null Pointer Dereference via the function stbi__convert_format. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted pic file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SI
Stb Image.h · Nothings
2.28 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43898
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43898
Exploit
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1452
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1454
Exploit
https://github.com/peccc/null-stb
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