Memory corruption via unchecked replacement-size arithmetic
Published Apr 8, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2025
Integer overflow in stb_dupreplace in Sean Barrett stb f056911 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via crafted replacement input. stb_dupreplace counts matches in an int and allocates strlen(src) plus count times the unsigned length difference without checking for arithmetic wrap, then copies every replacement into that buffer. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled strings to the deprecated header function; successful triggering corrupts that application's process memory.
Summary
What happened
Integer overflow in stb_dupreplace in Sean Barrett stb f056911 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via crafted replacement input. stb_dupreplace counts matches in an int and allocates strlen(src) plus count times the unsigned length difference without checking for arithmetic wrap, then copies every replacement into that buffer. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled strings to the deprecated header function; successful triggering corrupts that application's process memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-3408
- Published
- Apr 8, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2025
- Vendor
- Sean Barrett
- Product
- stb
- Classifications
- CWE-190, CWE-189, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=f056911
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