CVE-2024-28577 Null dereference in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in the FreeImage library by triggering a null pointer dereference when processing malicious 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-2024-28577?
CVE-2024-28577 is a medium-severity 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
Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the jpeg_read_exif_profile_raw() function when reading images in JPEG format.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28577?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28577?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-28577 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28577 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28577, GHSA-8jxj-x793-v7xm, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28577.