What is CVE-2023-47996?

CVE-2023-47996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-47996?

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

Is CVE-2023-47996 known to be exploited?

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

Integer overflow in Freeimage_project Freeimage

CVE-2023-47996

An integer overflow vulnerability in Exif.cpp::jpeg_read_exif_dir in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows attackers to obtain information and cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (43.4th 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-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47996?: CVE-2023-47996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage_project Freeimage, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-47996?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-47996 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.