7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-25514
STB Truetype Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

stb_truetype.h v1.26 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow via the function ttUSHORT() at stb_truetype.h. NOTE: Third party has disputed stating that the source code has also a disclaimer that it should only be used with trusted input.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2022, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2024, 2:35 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-25514 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-25514 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nothings stb_truetype.h
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-25514.

URL Resource
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1286 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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starseeker/struetype

Fork of the stb_truetype.h font header from https://github.com/nothings/stb

CMake C

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2022, 9:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-25514 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-25514 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-120
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** stb_truetype.h v1.26 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow via the function ttUSHORT() at stb_truetype.h. NOTE: Third party has disputed stating that the source code has also a disclaimer that it should only be used with trusted input. stb_truetype.h v1.26 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow via the function ttUSHORT() at stb_truetype.h. NOTE: Third party has disputed stating that the source code has also a disclaimer that it should only be used with trusted input.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description stb_truetype.h v1.26 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow via the function ttUSHORT() at stb_truetype.h. ** DISPUTED ** stb_truetype.h v1.26 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow via the function ttUSHORT() at stb_truetype.h. NOTE: Third party has disputed stating that the source code has also a disclaimer that it should only be used with trusted input.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1286 No Types Assigned https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1286 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nothings:stb_truetype.h:1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-25514 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-25514 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.03%

score

0.35586

percentile

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