# CVE-2024-28569: Memory corruption in n/a

> A buffer overflow in the FreeImage library allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by processing malicious EXR images.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28569, GHSA-292v-q449-fgpm, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28569

## What is CVE-2024-28569?

CVE-2024-28569 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published on 20 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Imf_2_2::Xdr::read() function when reading images in EXR format.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28569?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freeimage Project Freeimage.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28569?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28569 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28569 exists.

## 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-2024-28569 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28569 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published on 20 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28569 exists.

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-2024-28569/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28569/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28569
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28569
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28569

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28569/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.