Out-of-bounds Read in Freeimage Project
CVE-2024-28571
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 fill_input_buffer() function when reading images in JPEG format.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freeimage Project — versions 3.19.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/Ruanxingzhi/vul-report/tree/master/freeimage-r1909 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28571?
- CVE-2024-28571 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28571?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28571 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.