What is CVE-2019-19777?

CVE-2019-19777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nothings Stb_image.h, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-19777?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Nothings Stb_image.h

CVE-2019-19777

stb_image.h (aka the stb image loader) 2.23, as used in libsixel and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read in stbi__load_main.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (69.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nothings Stb_image.h — versions 2.23
Saitoha Libsixel — versions 1.8.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19777?: CVE-2019-19777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nothings Stb_image.h, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-19777?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.