CVE-2023-47995 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in applications using the FreeImage library via excessive memory allocation in bitmap processing.
- 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
What is CVE-2023-47995?
CVE-2023-47995 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
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47995?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47995?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2023-47995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47995, GHSA-6jfr-j7mc-g8fg, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47995.