CVE-2022-28042 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2022-28042

stb_image.h v2.27 was discovered to contain an heap-based use-after-free via...

Vulnerability Description

stb_image.h v2.27 was discovered to contain an heap-based use-after-free via the function stbi__jpeg_huff_decode.

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

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

stb image.h, fedora, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.27, 34, 35, 36, 10.0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 15th, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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.