PT-2024-22469 · Freeimage+1 · Freeimage+1
Published
2024-03-19
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Updated
2025-03-28
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CVE-2024-28567
CVSS v3.1
6.2
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
FreeImage version 3.19.0 [r1909]
Description
The issue is a buffer overflow that allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the
FreeImage CreateICCProfile() function when reading images in TIFF format. This occurs in the open-source FreeImage library.Recommendations
For FreeImage version 3.19.0 [r1909], as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
FreeImage CreateICCProfile() function until a patch is available. Restrict access to reading images in TIFF format to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploit
DoS
Stack Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Freeimage