Out-of-bounds write in FreeImage - CVE-2021-40262
Published: August 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80076
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40262
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Validate() function in PluginRAW.cpp. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.
Affected software
FreeImage
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40262
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.