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TI-2026-04645 Aliases CVE-2026-5313GHSA-2487-c6w9-prxm

Nothings stb GIF Decoder stb_image.h stbi__gif_load_next denial of service

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

A vulnerability has been found in Nothings stb up to 2.30. This issue affects the function stbi__gif_load_next in the library stb_image.h of the component GIF Decoder. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00291 21st 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
Poc
Automatable
No
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
nothingsstb2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11; 2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16; 2.17; 2.18; 2.19; 2.20; 2.21; 2.22; 2.23; 2.24; 2.25; 2.26; 2.27; 2.28; 2.29; 2.30—No fix listedCNA
  • stb Vendornothings Affected 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11; 2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16; 2.17; 2.18; 2.19; 2.20; 2.21; 2.22; 2.23; 2.24; 2.25; 2.26; 2.27; 2.28; 2.29; 2.30 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

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-2026-5313
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2487-c6w9-prxm

References

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  • TI-2023-25531 Integer overflow in stb_vorbis.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-24466 Possible double-free or memory leak in stbi__load_gif_main in stb_image CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-60440 stb_vorbis through 1.22 heap buffer overflow via codebook multiplicands CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • 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-2023-24478 Attempt to free an uninitialized memory pointer in vorbis_deinit in stb_vorbis CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
See all 47 →

Sources

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