stb up to 2.27 PNM Loader stb_image.h stb_image buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in stb up to 2.27. The impacted element is the function stb_image of the file stb_image.h of the component PNM Loader. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-42716. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in stb up to 2.27. Affected is the function stb_image of the file stb_image.h of the component PNM Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/22/2021 as 1166. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-42716 since 10/19/2021. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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• stb

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27

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