PT-2022-7205 · Unknown+3 · Stb Image.H+3

Nbickford-Nv · Published 2022-02-17 · Updated 2023-02-23 · CVE-2022-28042

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Libstb versions prior to the version with the fixed stb image.h component stb image.h version 2.27

Description The issue is related to a heap-based use-after-free in the stb image.h component of the Libstb library for C/C++. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to access confidential data, compromise data integrity, and cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is specifically found in the stbi jpeg huff decode function.

Recommendations For stb image.h version 2.27, consider disabling the stbi jpeg huff decode function until a patch is available. For Libstb, update to a version that includes the fixed stb image.h component to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-09088

CVE-2022-28042

DLA-3305-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Libstb

Stb Image.H

References · 24

• 🔥 https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1289 · Exploit
• https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1297 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28042 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28042 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3305-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I4HXIWU5HBOADXZVMREHT4YTO5WVYXEQ · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-09088 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20231214SE16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMBCMJGAZRQS55SNECUWZSC5URVLEZ5R · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FXLM5XL77SNH4IPTSXOQD7XL4E2EMIN · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-28042 · Vendor Advisory