Vulnerability · Published Mar 26, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-27938
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
stb_image.h (aka the stb image loader) 2.19, as used in libsixel and other products, has a reachable assertion in stbi__create_png_image_raw.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libstb | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27938 |
| Debian:13 | libstb | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27938 |
| Debian:14 | libstb | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27938 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27938 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27938 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27938 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27938 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27938 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/163 x_refsource_MISC