| Name | CVE-2021-27211 |
| Description | steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 983267 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| steghide (PTS) | jessie | 0.5.1-9.1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 0.5.1-12 | vulnerable |
| buster | 0.5.1-13 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 0.5.1-15 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| steghide | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| steghide | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 983267 |
Notes
[bookworm] - steghide <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bullseye] - steghide <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - steghide <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - steghide <postponed> (Minor issue; can be fixed in next DLA)
https://github.com/b4shfire/stegcrack