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CVE-2021-37789

Published: Nov 2, 2022Updated: May 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
8.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

stb_image.h 2.27 has a heap-based buffer over in stbi__jpeg_load, leading to Information Disclosure or Denial of Service.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

n/an/a
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LibstbSean Barrett
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
stbstb project
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
sean barrettindividual-devOSS Librariesaka sean barrett (libstb), libstb
stb projectaka stb project
and 1 more affected products View all →

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1178
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.html
lists.debian.org
https://github.com/nothings/stb/commit/5ba0baaa269b3fd681828e0e3b3ac0f1472eaf40
github.com
and 4 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 2, 2022
Last Updated
May 2, 2025

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