CVE-2023-45666 is a critical memory leak and potential double-free vulnerability affecting the stb_image.h library, specifically within its GIF image processing function. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malformed GIF, leading to resource exhaustion or application instability. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with no user interaction, potentially resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nothings:stb_image.h:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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