# CVE-2015-0852: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service via heap memory corruption in FreeImage by exploiting integer underflows in PCX image processing.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Sep 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0852, DLA-327-1, DSA-3392-1, GHSA-vg9f-qf95-c67j, MGASA-2015-0339, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0852, openSUSE-SU-2024:10485-1

## What is CVE-2015-0852?

CVE-2015-0852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published on 29 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple integer underflows in PluginPCX.cpp in FreeImage 3.17.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors related to the height and width of a window.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0852?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `freeimage` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.17.0-3.3 |

Products: Freeimage Project Freeimage.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0852?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-0852 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0852 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage

- [CVE-2025-70968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-70968/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-31570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31570/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47992/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47994/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-24292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24292/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0852 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published on 29 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0852 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Freeimage Project Freeimage. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0852/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0852/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0852
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0852
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0852

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0852/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.