CVE-2024-28584 Null dereference in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in FreeImage by triggering a null pointer dereference when processing J2K 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-2024-28584?
CVE-2024-28584 is a low-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 J2KImageToFIBITMAP() function when reading images in J2K format.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28584?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28584?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-28584 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28584 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28584, GHSA-c6qx-hfcq-g673, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28584.