8.8

CVE-2022-28042: debian debian_linux Use After Free

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28042DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28042
Published 15-04-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-28042 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
46/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.61%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DLA-3305-1DLA-4493-1

Timeline

  1. 15-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 1.62% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Stb

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • libstbAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0
Fedoraproject1 product
Nothings1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libstbAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

9 links