DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5684

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CVE-2016-5684
Published: 06 Jan 2017, 21:59
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 02:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Jan 2017, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 02:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•freeimage

    < 3.17.0+ds1-3 | < 3.17.0+ds1-3 | < 3.17.0+ds1-3 | < 3.17.0+ds1-3

References (1)