CVE-2022-25516

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:33 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorStb Truetype.h

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

stb_truetype.h v1.26 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow via the function stbtt__find_table at stb_truetype.h. NOTE: Third party has disputed stating that the source code has also a disclaimer that it should only be used with trusted input.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No 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
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1286
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1287

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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