CVE-2018-13794 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) found in the stbi__bmp_load_cont function within stb_image.h, specifically impacting catimg 2.4.0. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows for remote, unauthenticated attacks with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:catimg_project:catimg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.