CVE-2016-5684

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

ProductFreeimage

PublishedJan 6, 2017

First seenJan 6, 2017

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
freeimage_project freeimage	3.17.0	—

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