Vulnerability · Published Feb 15, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-27211
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the steghide package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.3% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.3%top 11.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | steghide | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27211 |
| Debian:13 | steghide | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27211 |
| Debian:14 | steghide | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27211 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | steghide | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | steghide | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | steghide | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | steghide | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | steghide | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/steghide/files/steghide/0.5.1/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/StefanoDeVuono/steghide x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/b4shfire/stegcrack x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165199/Steghide-Hidden-Data-Extraction.html x_refsource_MISC