CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-43898

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Oct 03, 2023 | Modified: Jan 24, 2024
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

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

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Stb_image.h Nothings 2.28 (including) 2.28 (including)
Libstb Ubuntu bionic *
Libstb Ubuntu lunar *
Libstb Ubuntu mantic *
Libstb Ubuntu trusty *
Libstb Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References