PT-2021-17326 · Steghide+1 · Steghide+1

Published 2021-02-15 · Updated 2026-02-22 · CVE-2021-27211

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: steghide version 0.5.1

Description: The issue relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.

Recommendations: For steghide version 0.5.1, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-335

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-27211

Affected Products

Debian

Steghide

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/b4shfire/stegcrack · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27211 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-27211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-27211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27211 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/StefanoDeVuono/steghide · Note
• https://sourceforge.net/projects/steghide/files/steghide/0.5.1 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165199/Steghide-Hidden-Data-Extraction.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/grok/status/2025537816009101809 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/23616 · Telegram Post