CVE-2023-47997

MEDIUM

Freeimage - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule

Description

An issue discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 leads to an infinite loop and allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

References (6)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2023-47997

View Exploit ZIP pw:eip

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EDK7DSADYUHJFNVSRGJHEFJGMWRGGDLM/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K3ZNVRL5PCTMMA3ZBDKH5WH4RT4ST3HW/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLDUDJOWZAKBQMQ7XYNJTRCFPOB56BOE/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3ZNVRL5PCTMMA3ZBDKH5WH4RT4ST3HW/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EDK7DSADYUHJFNVSRGJHEFJGMWRGGDLM/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 19.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-835

Status published

Products (1)

freeimage_project/freeimage 3.18.0

Published Jan 10, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026