stb up to 1.22 stb_truetype.h stbtt__buf_peek8 out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in stb up to 1.22. Impacted is the function stbtt__buf_peek8 of the file stb_truetype.h. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-6622. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in stb up to 1.22. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function stbtt__buf_peek8 of the file stb_truetype.h. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

stb stb_truetype.h through 1.22 has a heap-based buffer over-read in stbtt__buf_peek8.

The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-6622 since 01/08/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-148473, VDB-148471, VDB-148470 and VDB-148469 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• 1.22

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