Name: CVE-2021-28021: Out-of-bounds Write
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-28021, CWE-787, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.0143

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function stbi__extend_receive in stb_image.h in stb 2.26 via a crafted JPEG file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libstb	Feb 2, 2023	Oct 15, 2021
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade dev-libs/stb.	Sep 23, 2024	Oct 15, 2021
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Oct 15, 2021
Suse	—	Upgrade zxing-cpp-develUpgrade libzxing1	Jan 25, 2022	Oct 15, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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