PT-2017-8746 · Freeimage+3 · Freeimage Library+3

Published 2016-10-13 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-5684

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeImage library (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the XMP image handling functionality. It can be triggered by a specially crafted XMP file, leading to an arbitrary memory overwrite and potentially resulting in code execution. An attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious image.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2325

CVE-2016-5684

DLA-647-1

DSA-3692-1

MGASA-2016-0373

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_0329-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10766-1

USN-3925-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Freeimage Library

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 25

• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5684 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5684 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3925-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5684 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3692-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0373 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10766-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3925-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5684 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5684 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0373.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5684 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5684 · Vendor Advisory