UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5684

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-5684
Downstream
USN-3925-1
Published: 06 Jan 2017, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:49

Vulnerability Summary

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

Timeline

06 Jan 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:49
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

  • ubuntu•freeimage

    < 3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1 | < 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1

References (6)