CVE-2023-47993 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial-of-service via an out-of-bounds read in the FreeImage library's Exif parsing.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-47993?
CVE-2023-47993 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published on 9 Jan 2024. 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
A Buffer out-of-bound read vulnerability in Exif.cpp::ReadInt32 in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47993?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47993 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-47993 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-47993 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47993, GHSA-mxvg-x4fj-7g3v, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47993.