CVE-2023-45662: GHSL-2023-145_GHSL-2023-151/GHSL-2023-165_GHSL-2023-172: Several memory access violations in stb_image and stb_vorbis

Published Oct 19, 2023
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Updated

stbimage is a single file MIT licensed library for processing images. When stbisetflipverticallyonload is set to TRUE and reqcomp is set to a number that doesn’t match the real number of components per pixel, the library attempts to flip the image vertically. A crafted image file can trigger memcpy out-of-bounds read because bytesperpixel used to calculate bytesperrow doesn’t match the real image array dimensions.

Other sources

stbimage.h and stbvorbis libraries contain several memory access violations of different severity.

GitHub Security Lab

Affected Software

1 affected component
Nothings Stb Image.h=2.28

Event History

Oct 19, 2023
Advisory Published
via GitHub Security Lab·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub Security Lab·12:00 AM
Description
Oct 20, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:26 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:26 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Oct 21, 2023
Data Sourced
12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-45662.

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What is the severity rating for CVE-2023-45662?

The severity rating for CVE-2023-45662 is high with a score of 8.1.

3

What is affected by CVE-2023-45662?

The affected software is Nothings Stb Image.h version 2.28.

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How does CVE-2023-45662 occur?

CVE-2023-45662 occurs when the stbi_set_flip_vertically_on_load function is set to TRUE and req_comp is set to a number that doesn't match the real number of components per pixel.

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How can CVE-2023-45662 be exploited?

CVE-2023-45662 can be exploited by using a crafted image file that triggers a multi-byte read heap buffer overflow in the stbi__vertical_flip function of stb_image library.

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