CVE-2025-15535 (GCVE-0-2025-15535)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-18 07:32 – Updated: 2026-02-23 08:37
VLAI
Title
nicbarker clay clay.h Clay__MeasureTextCached null pointer dereference
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in nicbarker clay up to 0.14. This affects the function Clay__MeasureTextCached in the library clay.h. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.341707 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
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| https://vuldb.com/?submit.733346 | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/nicbarker/clay/issues/566 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/oneafter/1215/blob/main/repro | exploit |
| https://github.com/nicbarker/clay/ | product |
Impacted products
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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