Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5314
A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to 1.26.
Published Apr 1, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · stb truetype.h
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5314. EPSS is 0.85%. Act only if a listed version of stb truetype.h is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low2.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.85%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe nothings/stb truetype.h
A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to 1.26. Impacted is the function stbtt_InitFont_internal in the library stb_truetype.h of the component TTF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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- cpe nothings/stb truetype.hversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-5314
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5314. EPSS is 0.85%. Act only if a listed version of stb truetype.h is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 0.85%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 1, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to 1.26. Impacted is the function stbtt_InitFont_internal in the library stb_truetype.h of the component TTF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to 1.26. Impacted is the function stbtt_InitFont_internal in the library stb_truetype.h of the component TTF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5314
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5314
30-day exploitation probability 0.8%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5314
A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to 1.26. Impacted is the function stbtt_InitFont_internal in the library stb_truetype.h of the component TTF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The expl
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.