VDB-257422 · CVE-2024-28564 · GCVE-0-2024-28564

FreeImage 3.19.0 r1909 EXR Image readChars buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeImage 3.19.0 r1909 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Imf_2_2::CharPtrIO::readChars of the component EXR Image Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-28564. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FreeImage 3.19.0 r1909 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function Imf_2_2::CharPtrIO::readChars of the component EXR Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the Imf_2_2::CharPtrIO::readChars() function when reading images in EXR format.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-28564 since 03/08/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/02/2024).

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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Productinfo

Name

FreeImage

Version

3.19.0 r1909

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/08/2024 🔍
03/20/2024 +12 days 🔍
03/20/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/13/2025 +389 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-28564 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257422

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2024 07:20
Updated: 04/13/2025 23:07
Changes: 03/20/2024 07:20 (52), 03/20/2024 07:24 (1), 11/02/2024 04:52 (13), 04/13/2025 23:07 (3)
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