CVE-2024-9029 Affecting freeimage package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-FREEIMAGE-8161926
  • published17 Jan 2025
  • disclosed27 Sept 2024

Introduced: 27 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-9029  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 freeimage.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeimage package and not the freeimage package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.