CVE-2024-28571 Memory corruption in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in the FreeImage library via a buffer overflow when processing JPEG images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-28571?
CVE-2024-28571 is a medium-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 cause a denial of service (DoS) via the fill_input_buffer() function when reading images in JPEG format.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28571?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28571?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-28571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28571, GHSA-h8c2-5xf3-fx2x, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28571.