Out-of-bounds read in FreeImage - CVE-2021-33367
Published: August 20, 2023 / Updated: August 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79716
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33367
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeImage
Affected software:
FreeImage
FreeImage
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling JXR files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-33367
Install update from vendor's SVN.
Sources
- https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36109/thread/1a4db03d58/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AXWMZOYJKXWOEEUV7ZKW4BX772F5P2HL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XXJ4QSLSK4HLH5ZDMDC42F7XLWLFADRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WEG5FTVLVSO26TEEYKORM42WZ4LEHIJB/