CVE-2022-28041

Exp

stb_image.h v2.27 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the function stbi__jpeg_decode_block_prog_dc. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2022-04-15 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-28041 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.07%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-28041

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28041

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-02 2.01% 2.07% +0.06%
2 2026-06-15 1.15% 2.01% +0.86%
3 2026-05-23 — 1.15% —

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-28041

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-28041

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-28041

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-28041 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libstb), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-28041
gentoo normal CVE-2022-28041: 1 GLSA(s) (202409-15), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/stb); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-28041
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28041
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-28041 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstb), 13 status rows across 13 suites (focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 8, needs-triage 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28041

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-28041

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nothings stb_image.h 2.27 cpe:2.3:a:nothings:stb_image.h:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-28041

URL Tags
https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1292 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1297 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2G6JJJQ5JABTPF5H2L5FQGLILYLIGPW6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/52ZIQAFEG7A6TO526OJ7OA4GSEZQ2WEG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FXLM5XL77SNH4IPTSXOQD7XL4E2EMIN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I4HXIWU5HBOADXZVMREHT4YTO5WVYXEQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J72YJQ3R5MG23GECPUCLAWPPZ6TZPG7U/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JIRW5D4CJIDS6FHOGHSS42SSDDKQMXPN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMBCMJGAZRQS55SNECUWZSC5URVLEZ5R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OHTD76NDEN77KCPI3XGGK2VVSA25WWEG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SEQGDVH43YW7AG7TRU2CTU5TMIYP27WP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TXX76TJMZBPN3NU542MGN6B7C7QHRFGB/
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