Out-of-bounds Write The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package freeimage (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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- published6 Jan 2017
- disclosed6 Jan 2017
Introduced: 6 Jan 2017
CVE-2016-5684 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:18.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeimage package and not the freeimage package as distributed by Ubuntu.
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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5684
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5684
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/