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CVE-2023-43281

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-10-25
  • WeaknessCWE-415

Am I affected?

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Description

Double Free vulnerability in Nothings Stb Image.h v.2.28 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file to the stbi_load_gif_main function.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-10-2518:17CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Nothings stb image.h
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.28= 2.28no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • bibleditUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listedand 12 other packages
  • bibleditUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 11 other packages
  • bibleditUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listedand 12 other packages
  • bibleditUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 12 other packages
  • bibleditUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 11 other packages
  • bibleditUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 6 other packages
  • loveUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 5 other packages
  • loveUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 3 other packages

Vendor advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-10-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-fr72-j747-8gp8

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43281?

Double Free vulnerability in Nothings Stb Image.h v.2.28 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file to the stbi_load_gif_main function.

Is CVE-2023-43281 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-43281, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-43281?

CVE-2023-43281 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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