CVE-2022-28042 is a high-severity heap-based use-after-free vulnerability in stb_image.h v2.27, specifically within the stbi__jpeg_huff_decode function, affecting various Debian and Fedora distributions. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk where an unauthenticated attacker could achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, typically requiring user interaction. While the vulnerability is significant, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or notable community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nothings:stb_image.h:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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