CVE-2021-42715
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
An issue was discovered in stb stb_image.h 1.33 through 2.27. The HDR loader parsed truncated end-of-file RLE scanlines as an infinite sequence of zero-length runs. An attacker could potentially have caused denial of service in applications using stb_image by submitting crafted HDR files.
How to fix CVE-2021-42715
To remediate CVE-2021-42715, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libstb—upgrade to 0.0~git20200713.b42009b+ds-1+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2021-42715 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.0~git20200713.b42009b+ds-1+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |