CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-43898

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Oct 03, 2023 | Modified: Jun 17, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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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.

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Stb_image.hNothings2.28 (including)2.28 (including)
LibstbUbuntubionic*
LibstbUbuntufocal*
LibstbUbuntulunar*
LibstbUbuntumantic*
LibstbUbuntuoracular*
LibstbUbuntuplucky*
LibstbUbuntutrusty*
LibstbUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References