CVE-2016-5684 An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/freeimage(Debian:12) | < 3.17.0+ds1-3 | 3.17.0+ds1-3 |
| debian/freeimage(Debian:13) | < 3.17.0+ds1-3 | 3.17.0+ds1-3 |
| freeimage project freeimage | = 3.17.0 | No fix listed |
| FreeImage | = 3.17.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-5684 vendor-advisory
- 93287 vdb-entry
- www.talosintelligence.com mitigation technical-description third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201701-68 vendor-advisory
- USN-3925-1 vendor-advisory
- www.oracle.com
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking