CVE-2024-9029

High

Description

A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductFreeimage
PublishedSep 27, 2024
First seenSep 27, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-126CWE-126

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
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