Is CVE-2021-42715 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-42715 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-42715?

CVE-2021-42715 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2021-42715?

Patch guidance is available from nothings security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-42715.

CVE-2021-42715 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-42715?

5 products: nothings stb image.h, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, debian debian linux.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-835

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NOTHINGS
Published: 10/21/2021
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

nothings : stb_image.hfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoradebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD