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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-45663: Use of Uninitialized Resource

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-45663: Use of Uninitialized Resource

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/20/2023
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

stb_image is a single file MIT licensed library for processing images. The stbi__getn function reads a specified number of bytes from context (typically a file) into the specified buffer. In case the file stream points to the end, it returns zero. There are two places where its return value is not checked: In the `stbi__hdr_load` function and in the `stbi__tga_load` function. The latter of the two is likely more exploitable as an attacker may also control the size of an uninitialized buffer.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-stb

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