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CVE-2016-5684

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.

  • Published: Jan 6, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-5684
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
freeimage_project / freeimage 3.17.0 3.17.0.x