Riskcovery

CVE-2026-5186

Nothings stb Multi-frame GIF File stb_image.h stbi__load_gif_main double free

State
Published
Severity
4.8 Medium
Published
Mar 31, 2026
Updated
Mar 31, 2026
Reserved
Mar 30, 2026

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Description

A weakness has been identified in Nothings stb up to 2.30. This impacts the function stbi__load_gif_main of the file stb_image.h of the component Multi-frame GIF File Handler. This manipulation causes double free. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.04.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PVulDB
3.15.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:RVulDB
3.05.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:RVulDB
2.04.3 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:URVulDB

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
stbNothings
  • 2.0Affected
  • 2.1Affected
  • 2.2Affected
  • 2.3Affected
  • 2.4Affected
  • 2.5Affected
  • 2.6Affected
  • 2.7Affected
  • 2.8Affected
  • 2.9Affected
  • 2.10Affected
  • 2.11Affected
  • 2.12Affected
  • 2.13Affected
  • 2.14Affected
  • 2.15Affected
  • 2.16Affected
  • 2.17Affected
  • 2.18Affected
  • 2.19Affected
  • 2.20Affected
  • 2.21Affected
  • 2.22Affected
  • 2.23Affected
  • 2.24Affected
  • and 6 more versions

References

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