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medium 6.5

CVE-2022-28041 json

stb_image.h v2.27 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the function stbi__jpeg_decode_block_prog_dc.

published 2022-04-15 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-32527

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libstb Debian 14, Debian 13 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28041

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-28041 updated cvss 6.2

stb: integer overflow in stbi__jpeg_decode_block_prog_dc() can lead to DoS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 clutter
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 cogl, compat-libcogl12, compat-libcogl-pango12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 cogl
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1292 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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