CVE-2023-47997 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the FreeImage library's bitmap allocation function.
- 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-2023-47997?
CVE-2023-47997 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
An issue discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 leads to an infinite loop and allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47997?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47997?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2023-47997 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-47997 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47997, GHSA-m6jf-ggm4-p6ch, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47997.