What is CVE-2021-40265?

CVE-2021-40265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-40265?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Freeimage_project Freeimage

CVE-2021-40265

A heap overflow bug exists FreeImage before 1.18.0 via ofLoad function in PluginJPEG.cpp.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Freeimage_project Freeimage
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40265?: CVE-2021-40265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-40265?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.