CVE-2018-16981
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2018 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:45 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxStb Image.h
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
stb stb_image.h 2.19, as used in catimg, Emscripten, and other products, has a heap-based buffer overflow in the stbi__out_gif_code function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/656Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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