#VU80063 Buffer overflow in FreeImage - CVE-2020-22524
Published: August 29, 2023 / Updated: August 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80063
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-22524
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeImage
FreeImage
Software vendor:
FreeImage
FreeImage
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the FreeImage_Load() function in PluginPFM.cpp. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PFM file to the application to trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's SVN.