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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-42716: stb: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-42716: stb: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/21/2021
Created
09/24/2024
Added
09/23/2024
Modified
09/23/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in stb stb_image.h 2.27. The PNM loader incorrectly interpreted 16-bit PGM files as 8-bit when converting to RGBA, leading to a buffer overflow when later reinterpreting the result as a 16-bit buffer. An attacker could potentially have crashed a service using stb_image, or read up to 1024 bytes of non-consecutive heap data without control over the read location.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-stb

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