CVE-2026-5313: Denial of Service in Nothings stb
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability exists in the function stbi__gif_load_next within the GIF Decoder component of the stb_image.h library in Nothings stb up to version 2.30. Maliciously crafted GIF data can cause a denial of service condition by crashing or hanging the application that uses this library. The issue is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction beyond viewing or processing the malicious GIF. The vendor has not issued a patch or advisory, and no exploits are publicly known at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service, potentially causing applications using the vulnerable library to crash or become unresponsive when processing crafted GIF images. This could disrupt services or applications relying on stb_image.h for GIF decoding. There is no indication of data corruption, privilege escalation, or code execution from the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available from the vendor. Users and developers should consider avoiding processing untrusted GIF images with affected versions of the stb library until a fix is released. Monitor vendor channels for updates. Since the vendor has not responded, alternative mitigations may include sandboxing or isolating processes that handle GIF decoding to limit impact.
CVE-2026-5313: Denial of Service in Nothings stb
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability exists in the function stbi__gif_load_next within the GIF Decoder component of the stb_image.h library in Nothings stb up to version 2.30. Maliciously crafted GIF data can cause a denial of service condition by crashing or hanging the application that uses this library. The issue is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction beyond viewing or processing the malicious GIF. The vendor has not issued a patch or advisory, and no exploits are publicly known at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service, potentially causing applications using the vulnerable library to crash or become unresponsive when processing crafted GIF images. This could disrupt services or applications relying on stb_image.h for GIF decoding. There is no indication of data corruption, privilege escalation, or code execution from the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available from the vendor. Users and developers should consider avoiding processing untrusted GIF images with affected versions of the stb library until a fix is released. Monitor vendor channels for updates. Since the vendor has not responded, alternative mitigations may include sandboxing or isolating processes that handle GIF decoding to limit impact.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-01T12:39:59.987Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd93efe6bfc5ba1d0036f5
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 9:53:51 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:44:51 PM
Last updated: 5/17/2026, 3:56:16 AM
Views: 67
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