UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21427

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2020-21427
Downstream
USN-6586-1
Published: 22 Aug 2023, 19:16
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:56

Vulnerability Summary

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

Timeline

22 Aug 2023, 19:16
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:56
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function LoadPixelDataRLE8 in PluginBMP.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/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+esm3 | < 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu3.1 | < 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1 | < 3.18.0+ds2-10build4 | all

References (4)