Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-28021
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libstb package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 26.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in function stbi__extend_receive in stb_image.h in stb 2.26 via a crafted JPEG file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libstb | 0.0~git20220908.8b5f1f3+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28021 |
| Debian:13 | libstb | 0.0~git20220908.8b5f1f3+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28021 |
| Debian:14 | libstb | 0.0~git20220908.8b5f1f3+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28021 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28021 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28021 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28021 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28021 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28021 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1108
- FEDORA-2021-001f25d986 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-f8ba4a690e vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-3fc69d203c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-8ea648186c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-16d848834d vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-832689aa6b vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230131 [SECURITY] [DLA 3305-1] libstb security update mailing-list