CVE-2025-15535 (GCVE-0-2025-15535)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-18 07:32 – Updated: 2026-01-18 07:32
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.
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Assigner
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Impacted products
Credits
Oneafter (VulDB User)
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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