CVE-2024-28572: freeimage_project freeimage Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-28572 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in freeimage_project freeimage. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-03-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 FreeImage_SetTagValue() function when reading images in JPEG format.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().