What is CVE-2020-24294?

CVE-2020-24294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-24294?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Freeimage Project

CVE-2020-24294

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in psdParser::UnpackRLE function in PSDParser.cpp in FreeImage 3.19.0 [r1859] allows remote attackers to cuase a denial of service via opening of crafted psd file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (48.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Freeimage_project Freeimage — versions 3.19.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24294?: CVE-2020-24294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-24294?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.