What is CVE-2024-9029?

CVE-2024-9029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Buffer Over-read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-9029?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Freeimage Project

CVE-2024-9029

A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Freeimage_project Freeimage

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-126 — Buffer Over-read

References

patrick@puiterwijk.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
patrick@puiterwijk.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9029?: CVE-2024-9029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Buffer Over-read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-9029?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.