| Name | CVE-2023-43898 |
| Description | Nothings stb 2.28 was discovered to contain a Null Pointer Dereference via the function stbi__convert_format. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted pic file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1053627 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libstb (PTS) | buster | 0.0~git20180212.15.e6afb9c-1 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 0.0~git20180212.15.e6afb9c-1+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 0.0~git20200713.b42009b+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 0.0~git20220908.8b5f1f3+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libstb | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1053627 |
Notes
[bookworm] - libstb <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - libstb <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - libstb <postponed> (Minor issue, DoS / clean crash)
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1452
Proposed fixes: https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1454
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1521