| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FreeImage 3.18.0. Impacted is the function ReadInt32 of the file Exif.cpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-47993. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in FreeImage 3.18.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ReadInt32 of the file Exif.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
A Buffer out-of-bound read vulnerability in Exif.cpp::ReadInt32 in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service.
The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2024. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-47993 since 11/13/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/13/2023 🔍01/10/2024 🔍
01/10/2024 🔍
06/20/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2023-47993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-47993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250222
Entry
Created: 01/10/2024 08:36Updated: 06/20/2025 18:23
Changes: 01/10/2024 08:36 (38), 01/28/2024 07:52 (11), 06/20/2025 18:23 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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