Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-22524
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity buffer overflow in the freeimage package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FreeImage_Load function in FreeImage Library 3.19.0(r1828) allows attackers to cuase a denial of service via crafted PFM file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeimage | 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22524 |
| Debian:12 | freeimage | 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1 | DSA-5579-1 |
| Debian:13 | freeimage | 3.18.0+ds2-10 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeimage | 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1 | USN-6586-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeimage | 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22524 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeimage | 3.18.0+ds2-10build4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22524 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/319/
- FEDORA-2023-a8b26b910d vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-2840932fa8 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231125 [SECURITY] [DLA 3662-1] freeimage security update mailing-list
- DSA-5579 vendor-advisory