CVE-2021-27211
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to...
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
- Record
CVE-2021-27211- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-335
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
- Record
CVE-2021-27211- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13976 No score
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
- Record
EUVD-2021-13976- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-342w-jw3g-59cj
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to...
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
- Record
GHSA-342w-jw3g-59cj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
- Record
CVE-2021-27211- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-27211
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27211- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211
steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27211- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
steghideDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1+git20240220-10.5.1+git20240220-20.5.1-15 |
None known |
steghideDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1+git20240220-10.5.1+git20240220-20.5.1-15 |
None known |
steghideDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1+git20240220-10.5.1+git20240220-20.5.1-15 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-9.1ubuntu1 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-12 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-130.5.1-140.5.1-14build1 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-15 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-15 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-15 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-15build10.5.1+git20240220-10.5.1+git20240220-2 |
None known |
steghideUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.1-150.5.1-15build1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | b4shfire/stegcrack | 2021-02-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-27211 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Steghide Project Steghide, published February 15, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.32%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sourceforge.net/projects/steghide/files/steghide/0.5.1
github.com/StefanoDeVuono/steghide
packetstormsecurity.com/files/165199/Steghide-Hidden-Data-Extraction.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27211
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-27211
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-27211
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27211