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TI-2025-02993 Aliases CVE-2025-3409GHSA-69p9-7943-9qhx

Nothings stb stb_include_string stack-based overflow

Priority LOW 31CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Nothings stb up to f056911. This affects the function stb_include_string. The manipulation of the argument path_to_includes leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00533 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nothingsstbf056911—No fix listedCNA
  • stb Vendornothings Affected f056911 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nothings:stb_image.h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.13Vulnerablenothings
  • cpe:2.3:a:nothings:stb_image.h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.13 Vulnerable ·nothings

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3409
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69p9-7943-9qhx

References

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  • TI-2023-24466 Possible double-free or memory leak in stbi__load_gif_main in stb_image CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-24465 Double-free in stbi__load_gif_main_outofmem in stb_image CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-24463 Multi-byte read heap buffer overflow in stbi__vertical_flip in stb_image CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-24467 Null pointer dereference because of an uninitialized variable in stb_image CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24462 Wild address read in stbi__gif_load_next in stb_image CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-23171 Double Free vulnerability in Nothings Stb Image.h v.2.28 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
See all 18 →

Sources

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