FreeImage XMP Image out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FreeImage. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component XMP Image Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5684. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in FreeImage (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component XMP Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/03/2016. The weakness was disclosed 01/06/2017 by Yves Younan with Cisco Talos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5684 since 06/16/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94030 (Fedora 24 : freeimage (2016-d07987265b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175861 (Debian Security Update for freeimage (DSA 3692-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94030) and SecurityFocus (BID 93287†). The entries VDB-105939, VDB-106323, VDB-117405 and VDB-125265 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 94030
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : freeimage (2016-d07987265b)
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OpenVAS ID: 870659
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mingw-freeimage FEDORA-2016-4247f42b66
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/16/2016 🔍
10/03/2016 +109 days 🔍
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10/12/2016 +9 days 🔍
10/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2017 +85 days 🔍
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01/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/20/2025 +3025 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-d07987265b⛔
Researcher: Yves Younan
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5684 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95087

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SecurityFocus: 93287 - FreeImage CVE-2016-5684 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5684 - FreeImage - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue

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Created: 01/07/2017 12:51
Updated: 04/20/2025 10:58
Changes: 01/07/2017 12:51 (71), 07/15/2020 16:33 (10), 10/28/2022 07:40 (3), 10/28/2022 07:46 (1), 04/20/2025 10:58 (17)
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