What is CVE-2023-47995?

CVE-2023-47995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-47995?

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

Is CVE-2023-47995 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Freeimage_project Freeimage

CVE-2023-47995

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (49.4th 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 3.18.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47995?: CVE-2023-47995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-47995?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-47995 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.