Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-28041
Medium 6.5
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 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
stb_image.h v2.27 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the function stbi__jpeg_decode_block_prog_dc. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via unspecified vectors.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libstb | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28041 |
| Debian:13 | libstb | 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28041 |
| Debian:14 | libstb | 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28041 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28041 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28041 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28041 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28041 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libstb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28041 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1292
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1297
- FEDORA-2022-29327a4b98 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-fe84314a8e vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-832689aa6b vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-61f6ee6353 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-bc606b86f4 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-cc64b21327 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-c87bba6546 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-e22f1a8c17 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-c8f6a39cf6 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-0125d9cd29 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230131 [SECURITY] [DLA 3305-1] libstb security update mailing-list