Buffer overflow in Freeimage Project
CVE-2024-28563
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the Imf_2_2::DwaCompressor::Classifier::Classifier() function when reading images in EXR format.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Freeimage_project Freeimage — versions 3.19.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28563?
- CVE-2024-28563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28563?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28563 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.