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CVE-2026-5313
Nothings stb GIF Decoder stb_image.h stbi__gif_load_next denial of service
Medium5.3EPSS 0.29%
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Description
A vulnerability has been found in Nothings stb up to 2.30. This issue affects the function stbi__gif_load_next in the library stb_image.h of the component GIF Decoder. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Low2.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.29% · top 78% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 2.0
- affected 2.1
- affected 2.2
- affected 2.3
- affected 2.4
- affected 2.5
- affected 2.6
- affected 2.7
- affected 2.8
- affected 2.9
- affected 2.10
- affected 2.11
- affected 2.12
- affected 2.13
- affected 2.14
- affected 2.15
- affected 2.16
- affected 2.17
- affected 2.18
- affected 2.19
- affected 2.20
- affected 2.21
- affected 2.22
- affected 2.23
- affected 2.24
- affected 2.25
- affected 2.26
- affected 2.27
- affected 2.28
- affected 2.29
- affected 2.30
References (3)
- VDB-354645 | Nothings stb GIF Decoder stb_image.h stbi__gif_load_next denial of service (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-354645 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #780462 | nothings stb ≤ 2.30 (latest) Use After Free (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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