Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0183
EPSS Percentile
76.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (2)
FreeImage/FreeImage
3.17.0
freeimage_project/freeimage
3.17.0
Published
Jan 06, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026