What is CVE-2024-28581?

CVE-2024-28581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-28581?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-28581 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Freeimage Project

CVE-2024-28581

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the _assignPixel<>() function when reading images in TARGA format.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-03-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Freeimage Project — versions 3.19.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

NaInSec/CVE-LIST

References

github.com/Ruanxingzhi/vul-report/tree/master/freeimage-r1909 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28581?: CVE-2024-28581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-28581?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28581 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.