nicbarker clay up to 0.14 clay.h Clay__MeasureTextCached null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in nicbarker clay up to 0.14. This vulnerability affects the function Clay__MeasureTextCached in the library clay.h. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-15535. The attack is restricted to local execution. Moreover, an exploit is present. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in nicbarker clay up to 0.14 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Clay__MeasureTextCached in the library clay.h. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-15535. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-3181). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/19/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 566
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-15535 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341707
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2026 17:28
Updated: 01/19/2026 01:48
Changes: 01/17/2026 17:28 (57), 01/18/2026 11:39 (30), 01/19/2026 01:48 (1)
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Submitter: Oneafter
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #733346: nicbarker clay v0.14 and master-branch Memory Corruption (by Oneafter)

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