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Status published
High
CVE-2021-28021
Buffer overflow vulnerability in function stbi__extend_receive in stb_image.h in stb...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in function stbi__extend_receive in stb_image.h in stb 2.26 via a crafted JPEG file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1108
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G2M5CRSGPRF7G3YB5CLU4FXW7ANNHAYT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEGXBDEMTFGINETMJENBZ6SCHVEJQJSY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VP2YEXEAJWI76FPM7D7VXHWD3WESQEYC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3TDGZFLBOP27LZKLH45WQLSNPSPP7S7Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AF2CNP4FVC6LDKNOO4WDCGNDYIP3MPK6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TXX76TJMZBPN3NU542MGN6B7C7QHRFGB/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.html
More from stb project
View All →Affected Vendor
stb project
View all reports →Affected Software
stb, fedora, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.26, 34, 35, 10.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 15th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.