Vulnerability in Nothings Stb Image.h
CVE-2021-42715
An issue was discovered in stb stb_image.h 1.33 through 2.27. The HDR loader parsed truncated end-of-file RLE scanlines as an infinite sequence of zero-length runs. An attacker could potentially have caused denial of service in applications using stb_image by submitting crafted HDR files.
EPSS: 0.012 (65.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Nothings Stb_image.h
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34, 35
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42715?
- CVE-2021-42715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nothings Stb Image.h, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42715?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.