CVE-2023-45664 HIGH

CVE-2023-45664: Double-free in stbi__load_gif_main_outofmem in stb_image

Vendor Nothings
Product stb
Weakness CWE-415
Published October 20, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

stb_image is a single file MIT licensed library for processing images. A crafted image file can trigger `stbi__load_gif_main_outofmem` attempt to double-free the out variable. This happens in `stbi__load_gif_main` because when the `layers * stride` value is zero the behavior is implementation defined, but common that realloc frees the old memory and returns null pointer. Since it attempts to double-free the memory a few lines below the first “free”, the issue can be potentially exploited only in a multi-threaded environment. In the worst case this may lead to code execution.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 20, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated