CVE-2016-5684
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.17.0+ds1-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.17.0+ds1-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.17.0+ds1-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.17.0+ds1-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.17.0+ds1-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freeimage_project | freeimage | 3.17.0 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5684
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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