Buffer overflow in Freeimage
CVE-2016-5684
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 pro…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freeimage — versions 3.17.0
- Freeimage_project Freeimage — versions 3.17.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cret@cert.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cret@cert.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5684?
- CVE-2016-5684 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5684?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5684 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.