Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-102804Nothings stb stb_hexwave.h hexwave_init integer overflow
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity integer overflow in stb from Nothings. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in Nothings stb up to 2c980bb59875b0d32144a71867fbdebb2f77cd20. The impacted element is the function hexwave_init in the library stb_hexwave.h. Performing a manipulation of the argument width/oversample results in integer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libstb | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102804 |
| Debian:13 | libstb | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102804 |
| Debian:14 | libstb | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102804 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102804 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102804 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102804 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102804 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-189 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
References
- VDB-411496 | Nothings stb stb_hexwave.h hexwave_init integer overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-411496 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-102804 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #944861 | nothings stb (stb_hexwave.h) 31c1ad3 (latest at time of discovery) CWE-190: Integer Overflow; CWE-120: Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1961 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/31351618/poc_hexwave.c exploit
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/ product