🛡️ CVE-2022-28048 — fedora

🟠 CVSS 8.8 — High ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-682 NVD

8.8

CVSS Score

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Description

STB v2.27 was discovered to contain an integer shift of invalid size in the component stbi__jpeg_decode_block_prog_ac.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-28048 is classified as CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation. The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected software

CVE-2022-28048 is recorded against 2 packages.

fedora
stb

Timeline and source

Published on 15 April 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com
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lists.fedoraproject.org
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lists.fedoraproject.org
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CVE-2022-28048 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Debian Ubuntu

Details

Severity HIGH

CVSS Score 8.8

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE CWE-682

Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes

Source NVD

Published 2022-04-15

Updated 2026-08-11

Modified 2026-06-17

Fix URL https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1297

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
fedora	—	—
stb	—	—

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1293

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1297

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/MMBCMJGAZRQS55SNECUWZSC5URVLEZ5R/

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1293

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/nothings/stb/pull/1297

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/MMBCMJGAZRQS55SNECUWZSC5URVLEZ5R/

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