# CVE-2022-28042: stb\_image.h v2.27 was discovered to contain an heap-based use-after-free via the function stbi\_\_jpeg\_huff\_decode.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-15 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

stb_image.h v2.27 was discovered to contain an heap-based use-after-free via the function stbi__jpeg_huff_decode.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1297
- https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1289
- 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/5FXLM5XL77SNH4IPTSXOQD7XL4E2EMIN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMBCMJGAZRQS55SNECUWZSC5URVLEZ5R/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00045.html

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