CVE-2024-28583 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-UBUNTU2410-FREEIMAGE-8191936
  • published17 Jan 2025
  • disclosed20 Mar 2024

Introduced: 20 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-28583  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:24.10 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:24.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the readLine() function when reading images in XPM format.