What is CVE-2023-43898?

CVE-2023-43898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nothings Stb Image.h, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-43898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Nothings Stb Image.h

CVE-2023-43898

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th 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 — versions 2.28
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43898?: CVE-2023-43898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nothings Stb Image.h, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-43898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.