SB2016100417 - Fedora 24 update for freeimage
Published: October 4, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100417
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Arbitrary code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5684)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to buffer overflow caused by processing of malformed XMP or RAW image and allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.